By Muhammad Salisu

New Police Commissioner, Mr Salman-Dogo Garba has been deployed to Kano State.

Salman was born on 21st July 1966 at Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State. He attended Al-Mubarak Primary School Ilorin, Kabba Teachers College Kogi State, and subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 18th May, 1992 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (C/ASP) and trained at the famous Nigeria Police Academy Kano, the then annex in Kaduna.

His career progression started when he was posted to Garki Division in FCT Police Command in the year 1994.

Between 1995 and 2014, he held several positions, including:  Divisional Crime Office (DCO), Gwagwalada Division, FCT Police Command, Officer in Charge of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (O/C SARS), FCT Police Command, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in several Divisions in FCT, Delta and Osun State Police Command, Staff Officer Senior (SOS), FCT Police Command, Second in command at the Department of Operations, Delta State Police Command, Chief Superintendent of Police, Department of Finance and Administration (CSP ‘A’), Delta State Police Command, Officer in Charge of State Intelligence Bureau (O/C SIB), Delta State Police Command.

5.  He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police in the year 2014 and was posted to Area ‘A’ Lion Building, Lagos State Police Command as Area Commander. He was later redeployed to Kaduna State Police Command as Area Commander Metro from 2016 to 2017 and then Area Commander Wudil in Kano State Police Command in the year 2018.

In the year 2019, the versatile officer was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations Department (DC-DOPS), Zone 12 Bauchi and then DC Deparment of Operations at Anambra State Police Command in the year 2020, and subsequently posted to Airport Police Command as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Criminal Investigation (DC CID) from 2020 to 2022.

The experienced Police Officer was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police in November, 2022 and posted as CP General Investigation, Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) at the Force Headquarters Abuja and later CP Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja before his redeployment to Kano State as the 46th Commissioner of Police.

He has attended several courses, seminars, and workshops both within and outside the country, some of which include:

i.  Community Policing Course in USA in the year 2008

ii.  Advance Detective Course at Police Staff College, Jos in the year 1999

iii.  Intermediate Command Course at Police Staff College Jos in the Year 2007

iv.  Advance Intelligence and Analysis Course at Nigeria Military School of Intelligence, Apapa Lagos in the year 2010

v.  Strategic Leadership Command Course at Police Staff College Jos in the year 2018, etc.

The brilliant Police Officer traversed all the six geo-political zones of the country and has received several awards and commendations.

He is happily married and blessed with children.