A new Commissioner of Police has been posted to the Rivers State Police Command. CP Eboka Friday who hails from Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, took over from Mr. Joseph Mukan who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and redeployed to Zone 8 Headquarters Lokoja as the Zonal Commander.
CP Friday, was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1988 and on completion of his training was posted to Delta State, where he did his one year compulsory attachment and later served in various Police Departments across the country as follows:- Divisional Police Officer in about six Divisions in Lagos State, including Lekki. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Force Headquarters, Abuja. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Operations, Bayelsa State. Area Commander Owo, Ondo State. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Safer Highway, Abuja. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Finance and Administration, DC ‘A’ Kano Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Zone 2 Headquarters, Lagos.
He was the immediate past Commissioner of Police, Railway Police Command, from where he was found professionally competent and redeployed to the State as the 42nd Commissioner of Police. CP Eboka Friday, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree Bsc (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Nigeria (UNN) Nsukka, Enugu State and is happily married with children. His hobbies include, reading, football and Golf etc.