Zone 11 Command Osogbo receives New AIG Patrick Dung With Joy
The Zone XI Police Command Headquarters has received the new AIG Patrick Ogon Edung deployed as the 32nd Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone XI at Osogbo command covering Oyo and Osun States.
The new AIG assumed duty following the promotion and *redeployment of AIG Paul Ojeka Odama recently to Zone 16 Command Yenagoa, South South Nigeria, by the Inspector General of Police, *IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun.
AIG Patrick Ogon Edung , hailed from Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. He had his elementary education at St. Patrick Primary School, Egbe-nbube Ogoja and his secondary education at Mary Knoll Secondary School Yala both in Cross River State.
He equally had his A’ Level education at Cross River State School of Basic Studies Akamkpa before he proceeded to University of Ibadan (Premier University) in Oyo State for his degree program to bag Bachelor of Art (B.A. Hon) in History.
AIG Patrick got enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a member of regular course 16, 1990.
He did his one year attachment to learn the rudiments of police work at Maiduguri, Borno State. He later became DTO Umuoba Division in Iziala -ngwa Local Government area of Abia State, later made
Abia State Command spoke man (PPRO), He was deployed to
Lagos State Command where he served as DCO Ikoyi Division. O/C Daleko Police Station under Mushin Division, DCO Aguda, DPO Iponri Division, CSP ‘A’ Lagos State Command Headquarters Ikeja.
“2i/c Area ‘C’ Surulere Lagos, DPO Iju Police Division, Lagos, O/C Human Rights Section of SCID Panti Yaba, all in Lagos. He was later moved to Imo State Command to serve as DPO Oguta Division before his redeployment to the Nigeria Police Cooperative Society Lion Building, Lagos as Savings Manager.
In 2013 he became Assistant Commissioner of Police and was transferred to take charge of Police Training School Benin City as Commandant, later became Area Commander Jos Metro Plateau State 2015 – 2017.
AIG rose steadily to Deputy Commissioner of Police in 2017 and was deployed to be directing Staff Police Staff College Jos.
Dung was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police CP and posted to Police Academy Wudil Kano in 2021 thereafter, appointed as
AIG and deployed to Zone XI Command Osogbo.
This press statement by CSP Ayeni Ben, the PPRO zone 11, that the new AIG is a well grounded and experienced Police officer with exposure to training courses like Community Policing Course for Divisional Manager at Police Staff College Jos, among others.
He was in the United Nations Peace Keeping Operation in Pristina city, Kosovo (UNMIK) Sept. 2000-June 2002.
AIG Edung is a Community Policing expert, he promised to operate an all inclusive and open door policy of the policing system
