Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole
Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole | |
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| Assumed office August 2015 | |
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| Born | Nigeria |
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| Occupation | Police Officer |
Olabisi Alofe Kolawole is a Nigerian police officer and also the first female Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).[1][2][3]
Education[edit]
She is a Law graduate of Ogun State University and a graduate of Nigeria Police Academy.[4] She obtained her Master's degree in Police Leadership and Management (PLM) from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom (UK). She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002 and was also an investigator assisting the office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes. [5]
Career[edit]
In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by inspector general of police, Solomon Arase.[6] This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.[7][8][9]
She has formerly served as the Police Force Gender Adviser and Deputy Director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.[10][11][12][13] She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer". News Express Nigeria Website. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ Ogenyi, Esther (2015-12-08). "ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO". TheCable. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Nigeria Book of Records | Showing our perfect record to the world".
- ^ "IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer". Sahara Reporters. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." businessday.ng. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ pmnews (2015-08-28). "Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO". P.M. News. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Ogenyi, Esther (2015-12-08). "ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO". P.M. News. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Nwodo, Anike (2016-03-22). "Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ admin (2016-04-16). "Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2022-03-25.