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FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, decorated the newly promoted Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Gyogon Augustine Grimah, psc, FCAI, alongside other senior officers on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
According to a statement e-signed by DSP Uthman Muhammad Yaqub, NIPR, Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, for Zone 10 Headquarters, Sokoto, the IGP was assisted in the decoration by AIG Grimah’s wife and other family members.
AIG Gyogon Augustine Grimah, a native of Nasarawa State, holds a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (C/ASP) in May 1992 and trained at the Police Academy Annex, Kaduna.
Since completing his training, AIG Grimah has served in various police formations across Nigeria, holding several key positions, including Patrol & Guard (P&G) Ops, Enugu State Command; Unit Commander (U/C) in 27 PMF Katsina State; 2I/C Squadron Commander in 27 PMF Katsina State; Staff Officer, Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Divisional Police Officer (DPO) S/Gari Division, Katsina State and Investigator in Special Fraud Unit (SPU), FCID Abuja.
At the strategic managerial cadre of the Force, AIG Grimah was, Commandant, Police Secondary School (PSS), Calabar; Commandant, Police Boys Secondary School (PBSS), Mani Katsina State; AC Department Training and Development, Katsina State Command; AC X-Squad FCID Abuja; AC SCID Plateau State Command; Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) Force Provost Marshall, FHQs Abuja; Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) Criminal Investigation Department Enugu State Command; Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) Department of Operations Ekiti State Command; Commissioner of Police, Information Communication Technology (ICT), FHQs Abuja; Commissioner of Police Kaduna State Command and Commissioner of Police Cross River State Command from where he is posted as the 24th Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 10 Police Headquarters Sokoto.
Following his appointment as the 24th Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone 10, Sokoto, AIG Grimah has pledged to leverage his vast experience in police operations, investigation, and administration to combat crime and enhance security across the zone.
