By Isiaka Mustapha, Editor-in-Chief, People’s Security Monitor

When a woman of proven experience, discipline and uncommon commitment steps into a demanding policing environment, the impact is often felt not merely in the police station but across the community she is charged to protect. That is the emerging story of Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Agana Yetunde, whose deployment as the Divisional Police Officer of Wuye Police Division, Abuja, has been marked by a swift and purposeful embrace of community partnership, stakeholder engagement and modern policing principles.

With years of distinguished service in the Nigeria Police Force and seven years of practical experience in hotel and catering management, CSP Agana brings to her assignment an unusual combination of law enforcement experience, administrative competence, public relations skills, security management knowledge and service orientation. Her career trajectory, spanning decades, has exposed her to crime prevention, patrol operations, conflict resolution, disaster and emergency management, administration, gender support, executive security, international peacekeeping and community relations.

Born on January 20, 1976, in Lagos Island and an indigene of Ogun State, CSP Agana is a Nigerian police officer whose professional journey reflects perseverance, versatility and steady advancement. She holds both an Ordinary National Diploma and a Higher National Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management from Kwara State Polytechnic. She also obtained her secondary education certificates from Agbeyangi Secondary School and Mosan Grammar School in Lagos, as well as her First School Leaving Certificate from Abesan Primary School, Lagos.

From her early responsibilities as an Administrative Clerk and Training Officer in Kaduna State Command between 1993 and 1994, she progressed to serve as a Computer Operations Officer in Kwara State Command from 1994 to 1998. She subsequently served as a Disaster and Emergency Management Officer in Lagos State Command between 1999 and 2001 and later became Police Public Relations Officer in Kwara State Command from 2001 to 2003.

Her career continued through increasingly demanding responsibilities. Between 2004 and 2008, she served as a Conflict Resolution Officer in Lagos State Command, followed by service as Divisional Crime Officer from 2008 to 2010. Between 2010 and 2015, she was Commanding Officer for Patrol and Guard Operations in Lagos State Command, a responsibility requiring leadership, tactical awareness and the ability to coordinate personnel in security operations.

From 2015 to 2019, CSP Agana served as Chief Security Officer to the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, further strengthening her experience in executive protection and high level security coordination. She subsequently served as Family Support Officer in the Gender Unit of Kaduna State Command from 2019 to 2021, bringing her professional experience into an area that requires sensitivity, empathy and a strong understanding of the human dimensions of policing.

Her administrative responsibilities also expanded at Force Headquarters, Abuja, where she served as an Administration and Human Resource Officer between 2021 and 2022. Her international experience is equally significant. She served with the United Nations Mission in Darfur between 2010 and 2011 and later served as a United Nations Police Adviser with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan from October 2023 to October 2024. These international assignments exposed her to peacekeeping, humanitarian operations, conflict resolution, gender perspectives, logistics, terrorism studies and international peace and security practices.

In November 2024, CSP Agana assumed the position of Chief Superintendent of Police in the Administration Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja, where she served until November 2025. She was subsequently appointed Divisional Police Officer at the Supreme Court, FCT Command, where she currently serves. Her record therefore reflects a professional who has consistently moved through operational, administrative, security and international assignments while rising through the ranks to the position of Chief Superintendent of Police.

It is against this impressive background that her deployment to Wuye Police Division assumes particular significance. Rather than waiting for security challenges to emerge before responding, CSP Agana has swung into action with a proactive approach that places the community at the centre of policing. From the commencement of her assignment, she identified stakeholder engagement as a crucial foundation for effective security and immediately began reaching out to groups and institutions capable of contributing to the safety of Wuye.

Her approach is anchored on a simple but powerful conviction: security works best when the police and the community work together. In keeping with the principles of modern policing, she has embraced the Police Community Relations Committee as an important bridge between the police and residents, while seeking stronger cooperation from key stakeholders across the division.

Among those she has engaged are the Wuye Police Community Relations Committee, churches, traditional heads, other community stakeholders, Okada Riders Association, Keke Marwa executives, Wuye Ultra Modern Market executives and other community groups. Her appeal to these stakeholders is clear and practical: cooperate with the police, provide useful intelligence and build a partnership capable of making Wuye safer for everyone.

This immediate stakeholder mobilisation demonstrates a policing philosophy that goes beyond conventional enforcement. It recognises that police officers cannot effectively prevent crime without the cooperation of residents, transport operators, religious institutions, traditional authorities, market leaders and other community actors. By opening channels of communication with these groups at the beginning of her assignment, CSP Agana is laying the groundwork for intelligence led and community centred policing.

Her professional record gives credibility to this approach. She has served in crime prevention, patrol and guard operations, conflict resolution, disaster management, public relations, gender support, administration and executive security. She has also received commendations and awards for crime prevention from the Kwara State Police Command and was honoured as an Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation.

CSP Agana’s international credentials further distinguish her profile. Her service with UNAMID and UNMISS earned her United Nations medals, while her professional development has included multiple United Nations certifications covering peacekeeping, logistics, humanitarian law, conflict resolution, gender perspectives, terrorism studies and peace operations. She is also associated with International Women Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

For a police division serving a dynamic urban community such as Wuye, these layers of experience offer a valuable leadership resource. Her ability to combine operational policing with administration, communication, conflict management and community engagement positions her to approach security challenges from multiple perspectives. Her background in hotel and catering management, meanwhile, has also given her seven years of experience in service delivery and organisational operations, adding another dimension to her understanding of people, management and customer service.

The story of CSP Agana Yetunde is ultimately a story of a woman who has years building competence within one of Nigeria’s most demanding public institutions. From her first appointments in the 1990s to national level responsibilities, executive security assignments and international peacekeeping missions, she has accumulated a breadth of experience that now informs her leadership approach.

As she settles into her assignment at Wuye Police Division, her early actions suggest a determined officer who understands that effective policing begins with visibility, communication, trust and partnership. Her engagement with the PCRC, religious organisations, traditional leaders, transport associations, market executives and other community groups is a practical demonstration that she is prepared to listen, collaborate and mobilise collective responsibility for public safety.

For the people of Wuye, the arrival of CSP Agana represents more than a change of leadership at the divisional level. It is an opportunity for a seasoned police professional with 33 years of service, extensive operational experience, international exposure and a demonstrated commitment to crime prevention and community relations to bring her wealth of knowledge to bear on the security of the area.

Her record speaks for itself, but her most important chapter in Wuye is only beginning. If the momentum of her early engagement is sustained, the division could benefit from a stronger relationship between the police and the community, improved channels for intelligence sharing and a more coordinated approach to addressing security concerns. In an era when effective policing increasingly depends on partnership, CSP Agana Yetunde is showing that leadership can begin with something as fundamental as reaching out, listening and asking the community to join hands with the police in the shared responsibility of keeping Wuye safe.

With her decades of service, international exposure, leadership experience and commitment to community policing, CSP Agana stands as a compelling example of professional dedication within the Nigeria Police Force. Her story is not simply about attaining the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police; it is about a woman who has continually accepted responsibilities across different areas of policing and now appears determined to translate that experience into practical security outcomes for the people she has been deployed to serve.