CP Onuoha Berthrand has assumed office as the 38th Commissioner of Police in Kogi State.

A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Williams Aya said the new Commissioner takes over from CP Akeem Yusuf who has being redeployed to Research and Development, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The new CP hails from Aboh-Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State and holds a BA(Hons) in History/Sociology from University of Ife and MA International Relations from the University of Ibadan.

He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in the year 1992 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.

CP Onuoha is an astute law enforcement Officer who has traversed the length and breadth of Law Enforcement and Policing.

He has in the span of over three decades, attended several Tactical Leadership Courses among which are;
Advanced Detective Course (ADC)
Intermediate Command Course, ICC, PSCJ (2007)
Strategic Leadership and Command Course (SLCC) 2019, PSCJ.

He has held several Command position and carried out multiple task in his illustrious career. Some of which include;
First Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, 1996
Patrol and Guard, Divisional Crime Officer as well as Divisional Police Officer in several Divisions in Ondo, Ekiti and Bauchi Commands respectively.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU)
Force CID, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Area Commander, Ilorin Metro, Akure North, Isi-Ala Ngwa, several Commands like Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Abia as well as Bauchi State.
Deputy Commandant, Police College, Maiduguri, Borno State.
Ag Commandant, Police College, Maiduguri, Borno State, 2021-2022.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Ebony State Command.

He is the immediate past Commissioner of Police, Anti-Human Trafficking, Force CID, Abuja.

The new CP has the Requisite expertise, Integrity, Courage and experience to oversee the affairs of the Kogi State Police Command.

His hobbies include; reading, writing, playing Table Tennis. He-is happily married and blessed with children.