A
Nigerian woman-based in New York has made her country of birth very
proud for becoming the first African to be promoted to the rank of a
police inspector in the history of the New York Police Department, NYPD.
The deputy Police inspector identified as Olufunmilola F Obe was
promoted to the rank of an inspector at NYPD headquarter in Manhattan
this past Friday, the 18th of December 2015.
When
her name was announced as the new NYPD police inspector, there was a
loud roar of approval from the audience of many Nigerians and African
leaders in New York area, who had been invited to witness the ceremony.
Mrs
Obe started her career in 1992 as a Police Cadet. She became a police
officer in February 94. She was promoted to Sergeant in December 2000.
In
July 2005, she became a Lieutenant, in 2008, she became a Captain and
in June 2012 she became a Deputy Inspector and finally in December 2015,
she was promoted to an Inspector.
Olufunmilola Obe bagged a Bsc
in Computer Science from City College in New York. She did her Master in
Public Administration at Marist College. In 2014, she graduated from
the Police Management Institute at Columbia University.
Inspector Obe is happily married to Peter Obe since 1996. The couple has 3 children.
Her secret is dedication to service, quality education and good interpersonal skills. Hope our people can tap into that.
Congrats to her and others we are yet to hear about.
