Benue State Police Command has announced the assumption of duty by its newly posted Commissioner of Police, CP Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent, PhD, psc, mnips.

In a statement released on Sunday, April 27, 2025, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Anene Sewuese Catherine, the Command expressed confidence in CP Emenari’s ability to strengthen policing efforts and enhance security across the state.

A native of Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, CP Emenari boasts an impressive academic and professional background.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Jos and a Master’s degree as well as a PhD in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Since his enlistment into the Nigeria Police Academy in 1992, CP Emenari has garnered over three decades of operational, investigative, and administrative experience.

His career has taken him across several states, including Zamfara, Imo, Katsina, Anambra, Cross River, Osun, Ogun, Abia, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

His distinguished service record includes leadership roles as Unit Commander of various Police Mobile Force (PMF) squadrons in Katsina, Anambra, and Cross River States between 1996 and 2003. Internationally, he served as Contingent Commander of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the United Nations Mission in Sudan, and held senior positions in South Sudan, such as Deputy Security Advisor in Eastern Equatorial State.

Back home, CP Emenari has served as Commandant of the Police College of Information Technology, Abeokuta, and as Area Commander at Akwete Area Command in Abia State.

Prior to his posting to Benue, he was the Commissioner of Police, Force Provost Marshal.

His professional development includes specialized training such as the Unit Combat Course, Armoured Personnel Carrier Course at PMF Training School Gwoza, and the Strategic Leadership and Command Course at the National Institute of Police Studies, Abuja.

In his new role, CP Emenari has pledged to strengthen community policing, foster greater partnerships, and deploy available resources to enhance security and safeguard lives and property across Benue State.

Emenari Ifeanyi assumes duty as new Commissioner of Police in Benue