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Tunde sobulo
CP Benedict Tunde Sobulo (MON), (Aka Super Cop, AKA Operations), was a Nigerian Policeman born in Abeokuta, Ogun State in Nigeria. He enlisted in the Nigerian Army immediately after secondary school and rose to the rank of Warrant Officer before leaving for the United States where he met and married an American, Zera Blonese Lancaster who bore him his first son Robert Sobulo.
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Education
He attended Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island and Bryant College, Smithfield, Rhode Island, where he obtained his BSc in Criminal Justice as well as a MBA and a Masters in Public Administration. He worked at different correctional institutions in the United States before he finally moved back to Nigeria.
Career
He began his career in the Nigeria Police Force by undertaking his NYSC at Force C.I.D Training School. He officially entered the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet in 1984 and completed his training at the prestigious Police Staff College, Jos. He served in different police formations across the nation and began making his mark fighting insurgency as the Second in Command of the Mopol 9 Squadron Kano. He served as the commander of the renowned OPERATION SWEEP that was formulated to take on the cross-border armed robbery gang leader Shina Rambo who terrorized Lagos residents in the early 90's.
He was part of the committee that instituted the statewide ban of commercial motorbikes (okada) on Lagos highways, this in turn led to a drastic decrease in late night robberies across the state. He is also one of the founders and the first Commander of RRS (Rapid Response Squad), a unit that was modeled to respond to crime with tactics like American SWAT teams. He concurrently served as the Commander of Mopol 20, another special wing of the Nigeria Police Force that was instituted to counter riots and extreme situations. He served as Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations in both Lagos and Rivers state. He also held the position of Second in Command (2I/C) Joint Military Task Force while holding the position of AC Operations in Rivers State. He was Area Commander Orlu Imo State, as well as Area Commander to Ondo State before being promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations in Lagos State (2012 to 2014). He held this position until he was fully promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police and served as Commandant Police College Ikeja.