Chioma Ajunwa, Nigerian Olympic Pride, Appointed Assistant Police Commissioner.

Chioma Ajunwa-Opara.
Assistant Police Commissioner.

The Nigerian Police Service Commission has elevated Nigeria’s first Olympic gold medalist, Mrs. Chioma Opara to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.

Ajunwa-Okwara was promoted from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP by the Police Service Commission at an event at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.

This promotion is coinciding with Chioma Ajunwa’s launch of her foundation, “Chioma Ajunwa-Opara Foundation” a week earlier geared towards discovering new sporting stars in Nigeria.

Speaking on her promotion, Mr. Henry Amike, the Director General of the Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara Foundation, thanked God for her promotion saying, “Till date, this is the only lady who has won an individual Olympics Gold Medal for Nigeria and the International Olympics Committee (IOC), has not said otherwise, why she’s being ostracized still remains a mystery to some of us. But thank God the Police Service Commission knows her worth and I think overtime Nigerians will appreciate this great athlete, who played football, jumped and ran for the nation”.