The Bauchi State Police Command pulled out the immediate past State Commissioner of Police (CP) Aminu Alhassan (Rtd), as he attained the stipulated 6o years of age while serving the Nigeria police force for 33 years.
In a well attended pull-out ceremony shortly after his last review of parade mounted by the State police command on Wednesday 8th June, 2023 at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, that marked his official retirement date. The former commissioner expressed 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, Bauchi Emirate Council and his friends.
THE NIGERIA STANDARD at the venue of the event gathered from his Citation, 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. Adding that he is a thoroughbred professional with a record of 33 years working experience spanning across administration, intelligence, and operations.
Alhassan started 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 Annex, 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 commands 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 rank of Commissioner of Police he was posted to Cross River State as the Commissioner of Police. He was redeployed to X-Squad Lagos Force CID as CP X Squad before finally being posted to Bauchi State Command as the 44th Commissioner of Police.
Academically, CP Alhassan has B A (Edu)History from the University of Sokoto, M. Ed Psychology/Curriculum Studies from the University of Benin.
CP Alhassan (rtd) attended several courses within and outside Nigeria which include, 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 and FHQ Senior Officers Investigation Course amongst others.
The energetic CP Alhassan’s achievements in Bauchi Command includes, robust synergy with other sister security agencies, vigilante groups, religious/traditional rulers across the state, youth and other stakeholders which made it possible for the state to enjoy relative peace. He succeeded in several recoveries of illegal arms, ammunition,and arrest of criminal elements before, during and after the commission of offences have been recorded by the command among others.
