Sunday Adewusi
Sunday Adedayo Adewusi (6 December 1936 – 26 January 2016) was a Nigerian policeman and former Inspector General of Police.[1] He was appointed in 1981 to succeed Adamu Suleiman and was succeeded by Etim Inyang in 1983.[2][3][4] He died at the age of 79 in 2016.[5] He was born in Nassarawa state of Nigeria.
Sunday Adedayo Adewusi | |
|---|---|
| 5th Inspector General of Police | |
| In office 1981–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Adamu Suleiman |
| Succeeded by | Etim Inyang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1936 Ogbomoso, Nigeria |
| Died | 26 January 2016 (aged 79) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Political party | Non partisian |
Early life
He started his education at Mada Station between 1944 and 1948, after which he proceeded to Baptist Day School, Jos where he stayed and completed his standard six between 1949–1950. He has his secondary education at Keffi from 1951 to 1956.
Police Force
He joined the Nigeria Police Force and had his police training at the Police College from 1957 to 1958 as a cadet sub-inspector. At the police college, he won the cane of honour. In 1965, he went to Police staff college in Scotland. He also studied operation of force at East Ridding Constabulary, Landshire, Yorkshire. At age 32 he was appointed Commissioner of Police, and at age 45 he was appointed Inspector General of Police.[6]
References
- Raph Uwechue (2010-08-10). "Africa Who's who". Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- "Abba Police go Police come". dailyindependentnig.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- "List of Inspector General of Police in Nigeria". the-nigeria.com. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- Christopher Agboola Ajao; Emmanuel Adebayo Oyegade; Joseph O. Gbadamosi. Ogbomoso community: the emergence of a leader. ISBN 9789783665613.
- "Nigeria's youngest Police boss, Sunday Adewusi dies". YNaijac.om. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- http://www.nigerianbiography.com/2016/01/biography-of-sunday-adebayo-adewusi.html