By Bashir Hassan Abubakar
Amidst fanfare, pageantry and traditional razzmatazz of the Nigerian Police Force, Bauchi State Police Command has pulled out the immediate past State Commissioner of Police (CP) Aminu Alhassan (Rtd), out of service into retirement, having reached the stipulated years of service in the police force.
In a well attended pullout ceremony shortly after his last review of parade mounted by the State police command on Wednesday 8th June, 2023 that marked his official retirement date, the former commissioner expressed his gratitude to Allah ( SWA) for sparing his life to witness his retirement after 33 years in the service of the police.
The retired commissioner equally thanked his superiors and all those that worked under him when he was in service, saying that he enjoyed their tremendous support and goodwill.
There were goodwill messages from the Bauchi State Government, State Security Chiefs, the Emirate Council and Friends of the CP Alhassan (Rtd).
Our correspondent reports that CP Aminu Alhassan psc(rtd) was born on the 8th of June 1963 in Kano, Kano State and was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 3rd March 1990.
Reports have it that is thoroughbred professional with a record of 33 years working experience spanning across administration, intelligence, and operations.
Alhassan commenced his active police service in the Nigeria Police Force after his Commissioning in 1991 at Enugu State Police Command, South-East Nigeria where he served as Patrol and Guard officer at Ogui Division, Enugu, Patrol Officer Abakpa Nike Division, Traffic Officer at Trans-Ekulu Division, 2ic Narcotics State CID Enugu, Homicide Detective Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi-Benue State, Divisional Crime Officer A Division Jos, Plateau State, Failed Banks Inquiry FCID Annexe Victoria Island, Lagos, DPO Talata Mafara & Tsagera Divisions, Zamfara State, CSP Admin, Police Headquarters Gusau Zamfara State, 2ic State CID Gusau, Zamfara, OC CIB Benin, Edo State.
He also served and held different positions which include but not limited to Command and Staff Positions, AC Intelligence FIB Force Headquarters, Abuja and AC State CID Abeokuta, Ogun State.
He was an Area Commander Hadejia-Jigawa State, an active member of the Association of certified fraud examiners, and a member of the African Forensic Science Association.
During his career in the police, he served in four (4) different Command as a Deputy Commissioner of Police. He was DC Liberals Police Staff College Jos, DC State CID Abeokuta Ogun State, DC SCID Delta State Asaba, and moved to DC Operations Yenagoa-Bayelsa State respectively. Soon after his promotion to the enviable rank of Commissioner of Police he was moved to Cross River State as the Commissioner of Police. He was redeployed to X-Squad Lagos Force CID as CP X Squad before finally been posted to Bauchi State as Command as the 44th Commissioner of Police.
Academically, the Commissioner of Police holds a B A (Edu)History from the University of Sokoto, M. Ed psychology/curriculum studies from the University of Benin.
Courses attended; CP Alhassan (rtd) attended several courses within and beyond the shore of Nigeria.
Some of the courses includes: Junior Police Command Course
Intermediate Command Course
Senior Police Command Course
The US Safety and Security Course
NDIC/CBN Anti-Fraud Instruction Course, Advanced Military Intelligence Course, Advanced Police Intelligence, Course,FHQ Senior Officers Investigation Course
Retired CP Aminu is happily married and blessed with many children.