NFSS PROMOTES CHIEF CHARLES OKONKWO (ODOGWU) IBUSA TO THE RANK OF COMMANDER

By: Our reporter
In recognition of Chief Charles Okonkwo’s (Odogwu Ibusa) invaluable contribution to the growth of Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) over the years, the organization’s Commander-General Amb. (Dr.) Joshua Osatimehin in the well-attended 4th National Security Summit of NFSS held on the 27th and 28th of May, 2025 in Abuja promoted and decorated Chief Charles Okonkwo with the rank of NFSS COMMANDER in charge of Crime and Investigation. In decorating Chief Okonkwo, the CG of NFSS noted that the contributions of Chief Okonkwo to the NFSS so far, and his wealth of experience in Security matters ditto his over 3 decades of experience in the provision of Corporate Security across the country  is remarkable and relevant to the NFSS.
 
It is on record that after graduating from University of Lagos with a BSc (Hon), Chief Charles Okonkwo veered into the Security Industry as a freelance Corporate Security Officer with one of the foremost security companies in Nigeria, Boyson Nigeria Limited. In 1990 Chief Charles Okonkwo and Commandant Donatus Ikemefuna (Rtd) co-partnered and registered another security company named Don-Charles Nigeria Limited. After a brief sojourn in the UK and the US where he gathered more valuable corporate security experience, he returned home to establish Life Guards Limited in 1996 with specialty in definitive security solution. Life Guards Limited is the first security company in Nigeria to acquire the NSCDC Private Guard Company License number NSCDC/PG/006/00001, Category “A”.
 
Further to his hunger for learning and his  commitment to gaining knowledge in other fields, he proceeded to acquire more degrees such as MBA in Marketing and International Relations, LLB Law, and an LLM in-view. He is also a member of other notable organizations such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), the International Institute of Private Security (IIPS), Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) and an Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of chartered Arbitrators (NICArb).
 
We, the well-wishers of the Odogwu Ibusa home and abroad do hereby extend our hearty congratulations to Chief Charles Okonkwo on this latest achievement, and pray God to guide, guard and protect him as he brings his expertise to bear in his new assignment as the NFSS Commander in Charge of Crime And Investigation.
 
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