Profile of Chief Fayomi Solomon Adebayo: CEO of Yewa Focus Magazine

 CHIEF (CSP) FAYOMI SOLOMON ADEBAYO RTD, THE CEO OF YEWA FOCUS MAGAZINE

Chief (CSP) FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo Rtd

EARLY LIFE: The wise saying that “some are born great, some achieve greatness while some have greatness thrust on them“ can well be used to qualify CSP (Chief) Fayomi Solomon Adebayo Rtd the current Chairman of FAYOSADE INNOVATIVE SERVICES GROUP, YEWA FOCUS MAGAZINE and FOCUS EVENTS AND RENTALS MASTER. Born on 2^nd August, 1963 to the family of Mr. Fayomi Stephen Abiola Akanbi from Ikotun Compound of Madoga in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun State.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED: He obtained his first leaving school certificate at the Baptist Day Primary School, Madoga and Local Authority Primary School Ifonyintedo in 1976, Community Secondary Modern School, Ipokia and Iyewa High School, Ajilete for his WASC in 1983. He equally obtained his National and Higher Diplomas in Business Administration and Management from Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State in 1991 and 1998 respectively. Not resting on his oars, he proceeded to the prestigious University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) now Ekiti State University where he bagged his Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in year 2000. Being a brilliant student, he was the Office Prefect at Community Secondary Modern School Ipokia, Assistant Senior Prefect (ASP) at Iyewa High School Ajilete and Head of Class (HOC) in both ND and HND 1 classes at Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. Highly respected by his peers, he became the Department President of National Association of Business Administration and Management Students (NABAMS), Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State Chapter 1997/1998 session, just as he doubled as the National Treasurer.

Chief (CSP) FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo Rtd

ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES OBTAINED: Among the academic certificates obtained by Chief Fayomi Solomon are; Master of Business Administration (MBA) in year 2004, Higher National Diploma (Buss. Admin.) With Upper Credit in year 1998, National Diploma (Buss. Admin.) with Upper Credit in year 1994, G.C.E. ‘O’ Level/ SSC in years 1990 and 1994, Secondary Modern School Leaving Certificate in year 1981, Primary School Leaving Certificate in year 1977, Certificate in Combat /Tactical Operation in year 2003, Certificate in Community Policing (Developer) in year 2005, Certificate of Participation in Cross Border Crimes and Community Policing in year 2006, Certificate in Community Policing (Trainer) in year 2007, Certificate in Stability Police Units, Middle Management Course Vicenza, Italy in year 2007, Certificate in Performance Appraisal Skill, Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Ilorin Area Office, Kwara State in May 2019, Certificate in Security Awareness at Workplace, Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Ilorin Area Office, Kwara State in October, 2019.

PROJECTS, DISSERTATION AND THESIS WRITTEN: The Projects, Dissertation and Thesis written for the awards of Master’s Degree (MBA), Higher National Diploma (HND) and National Diploma (ND) are; Fayomi S. A (1994); Managing An Organization to Peak Performance- A case study of selected Multinational Corporations (Summited for the Award of National Diploma, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro). Fayomi S. A (1998);  The Role of the Nigeria Police Force in Managing Economic Crimes in Nigeria – Case of  Nigerian Banking Industry (Submitted for the award of Higher National Diploma, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro). Fayomi S. A (2000); Roles of Training And Development on Workers Performance  – A case study of the Nigeria Police Force (Project Work Submitted for the award of Master in Business Administration (MBA), University  of  Ado – Ekiti, Ekiti State).

THE UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH/SEMINAL PAPERS: Fayomi S. A (2000); Discipline and Performance in the Nigeria Police Force. Fayomi S. A (2000); Impact of Recruitment and Selection Procedure on An Organization Performance – A case of the Nigeria Police Force. Fayomi S. A (2019) The Roles of Private Security Officers in Securing a Working Environment of an Organisation (Case Study of ITC Ilorin, Nigeria). Fayomi S. A (2019) Guides to Private Security Officers for an Effective and Efficient Crime Prevention and Control in an Organization Environment (Case of ITC Ilorin, Nigeria). Fayomi S. A (2019) Security Awareness at Workplace Case of Private Organisations.

BOOKS PUBLISHED: As an author of repute, he has published several books which include; General Knowledge for Police Officers in September, 1999. Nigeria Fact Finder in December, 1999. Nigeria Police in Focus in January, 2000. Criminal and Penal Code Acts at a Glance in February, 2002 and May, 2010. The Police and Society in May, 2002. Focusing Questions and Answers on Police Examination Volume 1, Second Edition, Third Edition, Fourth Edition, Fifth Edition and Sixth Edition in 2019 respectively.

PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES BELONGS: FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo, as a member of many Professional Bodies which includes; Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (AMNIM) in year 2001, Fellow of the Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Nigeria (FIPMAN) in 2013, Member Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Abuja Chapter in 2015, Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (ANIPR) in February 2016, Member Institute of Criminal Justice and Criminology Administration (ICJCA) in November 2016, Associate of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (ACIPM) in July 2020, Fellow of the Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security (FNIIS) in August, 2020.

ENLISTMENT INTO THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: His love for the Police led him to be enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 1^st July, 1983 as a recruit and was trained at Police Training School Iperu, Ogun State. Expectedly, he left Police Training School in 1984 and thereafter has served in many Police Commands and Formations which include; Ogun State Police Command at Divisional Police Headquarters Sagamu, State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) Eleweeran Abeokuta, Divisional Police Headquarters Ilaro, Divisional Police Headquarters Sango-Ota, Area Command Headquarters Ilaro, Divisional Police Headquarters Ifo and CP Monitoring Unit State Headquarters Abeokuta. He was at Computer Section Force Headquarters Annex Obalende Lagos. He has also served at the Kwara State Police Command from 1997 to 2000 at Divisional Police Headquarters ‘B’ Division Surulere Ilorin and Admin Registry, State Headquarters Ilorin.

CSP FAYOMI SOLOMON ADEBAYO AT POLICE ACADEMY KANO AS A CADET OFFICER

POSTINGS/TRANSFERS IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: A very hardworking officer, he has a stint at Force Headquarters, Abuja/Lagos, First at Force Public Relations Department Abuja from 15^th August 2000 to 15^th August 2002, then Force Public Relations Department Annex Ijora Olopa, Lagos from January 2010 to 8^th February 2012 and thereafter, Officer in charge Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) FHQ Abuja from 2014 to 2015. His Police career has also took him to other states in Nigeria, like Imo State Police Command at the Divisional Police Headquarters Umuaka, Njaba, from 2004 to 2005. Kaduna State Police Command at State Headquarters Kaduna, Railway Police Command Ebute Meta Lagos from 2012 to 2014 as Railway Divisional Police Officer (RDPO) Apapa Lagos and Railway Divisional Police Officer (RDPO) Agege, Lagos.

CSP Fayomi Adebayo has also been the Officer-in-Charge of Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) SHQ Ikeja Lagos and Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Idimu, Lagos between 2015 to 2018 where he transformed the Idimu Police Station with new structures including building of a Community Hall with the financial and moral supports of members of the community that appreciates his style of Community Policing strategy which was Commissioned by CP Fatai A. Owoseni Rtd the then Commissioner of Police Lagos and CP Olafimihan Adeoye Rtd the Commissioner of Police Osun State Police Commands respectively.

COURSES ATTENDED IN POLICE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY: He had the privilege to have attend several courses in Police Institutions within and outside the country, such as Recruit Training at Iperu Ogun State, Constable Development Course at Police College Ikeja, Detective Course No. 16/89 at Nigeria Detective Police Enugu, Combat Operations Course at Police Mobile Force (PMF) Training School Gwoza Borno State, Leadership Course at Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Shere Hill Jos, Plateau State and Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Course 21/2002 at Nigeria Police Academy Wudil Kano, Kano State.

Chief (CSP) FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo Rtd

TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD: He has travelled far and wide in his Police Career, was with the United Nations (UN) Police on Peace Keeping Operations at United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) from 2008 to 2009, on Stability Police Units Middle Management Course at Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), Vicenza, Italy in 2007 and on tours of United State of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Dominican Republic, Ghana and Republic of Benin.

Chief (CSP) FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo Rtd

PROMOTIONS IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: CSP FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo Rtd while in the Nigeria Police Force, because of his dedication, loyalty and steadfastness rose through the ranks as follows; on 1^st October, 1990 promoted to Corporal Rank, on 1^st September, 1991 promoted to Sergeant Rank, on 12th July, 2001 promoted to Inspector Rank, on 15^th August, 2002 promoted to Assistant Superintendent Police (ASP) unconfirmed, On 15^th August, 2004 promoted to Assistant Superintendent Police (ASP) confirmed, On 1^st September, 2007 promoted to Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Rank, On 19^th of February, 2014 promoted to Superintendent of Police (SP) on 19^th February, 2014 and was promoted to the Rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) in May, 2018.

IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni in a hand shake with CSP FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo after decorating him with new Rank of Chief Superintendent of Police

CERTIFICATES OBTAINED FROM INTERNATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTE: Chief Fayomi Solomon Adebayo while serving as the United Nations Police registered for and wrote online examinations on various peace operations courses with International Peace Operations Training Institute where he passed and obtained the following fourteen (14) international recognized certificates; Peacekeeping and International Conflict Resolution in 2009, United Nations Police; Restoring Civil Order Following Hostilities in 2009, Global Terrorism in 2009,

CSP FAYOMI SOLOMON ADEBAYO BEING DECORATED WITH UNITED NATIONS MEDAL

Ethics in Peacekeeping in 2009, The Conduct of Humanitarian Relief Operations in 2009, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in (DDR) in 2009, International Humanitarian Law and Law of Armed Conflict in 2009, Mine Action; Humanitarian Impact, Technical Aspect, and Global initiatives in 2009, Commanding United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in 2009, Advance Topics in United Nations Logistics; The provision of Troops and Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE) and the Method for Reimbursement in 2009, Gender Perspectives in United Nations Peacekeeping operations in 2009, Principle of Peace Support Operations in 2009, An Introduction to the UN System in 2009, Civil – Military Coordination (CIMIC) in 2009, Security Measures for United Nations Peacekeepers in 2009, History of UN Peacekeeping 1945 – 1987 in 2009, Logistical Support to UN Peacekeeping Operations in 2009, History of UN Peacekeeping 1988 – 1996 in 2009, Operational Logistical Support in 2009.

SERVICE AFTER RETIREMENT: CSP (Chief) FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo retired from the Nigeria Police Force on 1^st July, 2018 and was employed on 19^th November, 2018 at International Tobacco Company Ilorin, Kwara State as the company SECURITY MANAGER.

SOCIAL CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS: He is also socially responsible through his activities as a member of many social Clubs which include Worthy Existence Forum of Anago-Ifonyinland, Owode Yewa Recreation Club, Owode and Unity Social Club of Madoga of Ogun State, Nigeria. He was honoured with Chieftancy title of AMONA OBA in his Town by HRH Oba Isaac Adesiyan after his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force.

CHIEF FAYOMI SOLOMON CORONATION BY HRH OBA ADESIYAN THE OLU OF IFONYINTEDO

EXTRAL CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES: FAYOMI Solomon Adebayo has passion for reading and writing. He also plays Table Tennis and keenly believe in principle of Service to God and Humanity bearing in mind Commitment to Excellence.

MARITAL LIFE: He is happily married and blessed with children.