Meet Olufunmilayo Obe, The First African To Be Appointed Inspector In The NYPD

Olufunmilayo Obe is a new addition to the Nigerians in the Diaspora Hall of Fame! The former Deputy Inspector has been promoted to the post of Inspector by the New York Police Department, in the United States. She’s the first ever African to be promoted to such position in the history of the NYPD.

 She began her career with the NYPD in June, 1992 as a Police Cadet and was sworn in as a New York City police officer in February 1994. She was promoted to Sergeant in December 2000, Lieutenant in July 2005, Captain in September 2008, and Deputy Inspector in June 2012.
 She holds a BSc. degree in Computer Science from the City College of New York and a Master of Public Administration from Marist College. She's also a graduate of the Police Management Institute at Columbia University.She is married, with three kids. Inspector Obe is only two grades away from being the Chief of Police!
 We wish her the very best in her career.

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Posted: at 11-01-2016 01:47 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

You can't consider her to be a Nigerian because she spend her entire life in the United States and you cannot compare the training that the US government are giving them to the training our police officers are receiving here so she is Nigerian by skin, and 90 American. What do you think?

Posted: at 11-01-2016 02:12 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

na today!!

Posted: at 11-01-2016 02:47 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

Congrats to her.

Posted: at 11-01-2016 03:15 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Congrats !

Posted: at 11-01-2016 05:37 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Congrat woman,I'm happy for you.

Posted: at 11-01-2016 06:57 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

C

Posted: at 11-01-2016 10:42 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

CONGRAT TO HER, THIS IS GREAT ONE.

Posted: at 13-01-2016 11:13 PM (8 years ago) | Hero