CP Aina Adesola Assumes Duty as Delta State’s 23rd Police Commissioner

The Nigeria Police Force has formally announced the appointment and deployment of Commissioner of Police Aina Adesola as the new head of the Delta State Police Command.

In a statement issued on Monday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the Force confirmed that CP Adesola took over leadership from the former Commissioner, AIG Olufemi Abaniwonda, who was recently promoted and transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

The new Commissioner is a seasoned officer with a career spanning over three decades. Born in 1968 in Abeokuta South, Ogun State, he holds a B.Sc. in Sociology from Ondo State University and was enlisted into the Force in 1994 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.,

CP Adesola’s career includes extensive service within Delta State, where he was first deployed in 1996.

,His postings have covered key operational and administrative roles, including serving as the Divisional Police Officer for Aswani Division in Lagos (2012-2015), Officer in Charge of Homicide in Edo State (2016), and, most recently, as Deputy Commandant of the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos, following his promotion to Commissioner of Police in 2025.

Upon taking command, CP Adesola pledged to build upon existing security frameworks and intensify proactive policing strategies across the state. He called for continued public support and urged youths to resist criminal temptations.

In his handover remarks, the outgoing AIG Abaniwonda expressed gratitude to the Delta State Government and residents for their cooperation during his tenure and urged them to extend the same support to his successor.