Nigeria’s first Olympic gold medallist Chioma Ajunwa has been promoted in the Nigeria Police Force.
Ajunwa, 52, from Imo state, is now a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Since 2018, she has been an Assistant Commissioner of Police in the NPF.
According to sources in the NPF, her elevation is generally regarded as a reward for hard work and dedication.
She was decorated with her new rank on Wednesday, May 10, by her superiors in the police, including the famous Assistant Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba.
According to the structure of the NPF, a DCP oversees an area command.
They are usually the second-highest ranked officer in the force’s state command and can take the Commissioner of Police’s role if need be.
Ajunwa, a Member of the Order of Niger, is a former track and field athlete and football player, notable for becoming the first Nigerian to win gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.
She is also the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event and the only woman to compete at the FIFA Women’s World Cup as a footballer and the Olympics as a track and field athlete.
