CSP. Peter Y. Gana, The Intelligent Police Officer

Two Lagos-based media Organisations, VOAiyekoto Reporters and Our Moment Newspaper, recently honoured the Officer-in-Charge of FSARS Operations in Lagos, CSP Peter Y. Gana, with the Cop-of-the-year Gold Award.

The presentation., which was done inside Gana's Office at the Lagos State Police Command premises., was attended by Police Officers, journalists, professionals, Lawyers, Civil Servants, Friends, Colleagues, well-wishers, etc.

In his acceptance speech., Gana thanked the Inspector General Of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim in ensuring that young officers like himself are awakening to modern policing  in accordance to his dictates . He also thank the organisers of the award and promised to continue to be of good service both in public and private life. He said:' I am very happy to receive this award today. It shows that our little contributions to good and effective policing in the Nigeria Police Force is recognised. I promise to continue to be of good service and to continue to uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I dedicate this award to all gallant officers in the Nigeria Police Force, both living and dead.' 

In his remarks., the Editor of Our Moment Newspaper, Mr David Olanrewaju, thanked CSP. Peter Gana for receiving the award and promised the support of his media organisation for the Command. He said:' We have been keeping a close watch on CSP Peter Gana for the past 5 years and the result is this award presentation today. One of the things that endeared us to CSP Peter Gana is his amazing humility. This Police Officer, CSP Peter Gana is very humble and we strongly believe that he will go places. On our part, we will continue to offer selfless services to the Nigeria Police and the Society at large in terms of reporting, information dIsemination and news coverage.'

Also, in his own closing remarks, the ubuiqutous Publisher of Aiyekooto Reporters, Prince Osuya  Omotunde, sang the praises of CSP Peter Gana and encouraged him to improve on the services of the Lagos State FSARS Operatives. It would be recalled that FSARS operations is under review by the IGP .Omotunde remarked:' The work of a Police Officer, unknown to many people, is very tedious. They work every day and night. However, CSP Gana has been someone that we love and adore a lot because of his intelligence,  humility, brilliance, passion, compassion and discipline. He's a very focused and no-none sense Police Officer. I will also love to use this opportunity of our award presentation to beg him to up the game of his officers. The FSARS operatives have been under severe criticism for too long and I believe the new entrance of CSP Peter Gana to  the Lagos State Police Command can rightly do something about this. He is in a familiar terrain, having worked in Lagos for so many years in the past.'

The award is an annual event given to the best officer in the Nigeria Police Force in the year under review. It is aimed at encouraging them to continue to be of good service, which in the end, will improve the Force and add to the good image of Nigeria Police as a whole, in the eyes of its citizens and the international community. The 2017 edition was won by CSP Ben Osuji of Zone 2.