Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has urged the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo State, Betty Otimenyin to focus on crime fighting and prevention.
Ewuare said this on Friday when the Commissioner of Police visited the Oba of Benin for his royal blessing to succeed.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports CP Otimenyin is the first female commissioner of police in Edo State.
The traditional ruler assured Otimenyin, who is a native of the state, of the palace support.
Oba commended the CP for her efforts in maintaining law and order in the state
Oba Ewuare prayed for Otimenyin’s success, saying, “The Palace is very pleased with you. We are seeing what you are doing over there.
“May God and our ancestors empower you to do more,” he said.
Earlier, Otimenyin described her deployment to the state as a homecoming, and promised to raise the bar of policing to greater heights in the state.
She was accompanied by the Edo Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), DCP Ben Abang, and other senior officers.
The CP had earlier served as the Commissioner of Police, Administration, Force Intelligence Department (FID), Abuja.
She had also served as DPO, Aideyan Police Station on Textile Mill road and Oba Market Police Division both in Benin