Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, presented the award during a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in New York.

A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, SPRO, Abubakar Umar, on Wednesday in Abuja stated that the award was conferred by the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, UNDPO.

Umar said that the award recognised her outstanding contributions to corrections reform, inmate rehabilitation and the promotion of human rights within custodial environments.

He said that the UN Trailblazer Award celebrated women professionals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation and commitment to justice and correctional excellence across the globe.

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According to him, Ibikunle’s selection followed a rigorous international vetting process that highlighted her professional distinction, integrity and passion for humanitarian service.

“Out of five nominees selected globally, two were officers of the NCoS which is CSC Olukemi Ibikunle, nominated for her work with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO.

“The second officer is Sarah Adole, nominated for her service under MINUSCO.

“CSC Ibikunle emerged the overall winner, earning international recognition for her inspiring work in corrections, inmate rehabilitation and gender inclusion,” he said.

Reacting to the development, the Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, congratulated CSC Ibikunle for bringing pride and honour to the Service and the nation.

Nwakuche described her recognition as “a testament to the professionalism, competence and global relevance of NCoS officers.”

He reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to excellence, gender equity and global best practices.

Nwakuche further stated that the award underscored the growing confidence of international institutions in the Service’s capacity to contribute meaningfully to peacebuilding and correctional development on the global stage.

He encouraged other officers to emulate the award winner’s dedication, discipline and professionalism, noting that her achievement reflected the new spirit of the Service.

This, he said, was a Service driven by reform, human dignity and positive transformation.

Source: NAN

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The announcement was made in a formal letter addressed to the Senate President.

The nominees, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, are Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle from Oyo State, Kennedy Ikpeme from Cross River, and Justice Ibrahim Buba, a retired judge of the Federal High Court.

Established in 1979, the Code of Conduct Bureau plays a critical role in maintaining integrity within public service and ensuring compliance with the country’s ethical standards.

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The Bureau operates with a 10-member board.

On October 23, 2024, President Tinubu swore in the chairman of the board, Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello.

The current board includes: Barr. Muritala Aliyu Kankia, Hon. E J Agbomayinma, Barr. Ben Umeano, and Prof. Juwayriyya Badamasiuy.

Other members are Mr. Bulus I Zephaniah, and Hon. Abdulsalam Taofiq Olawale.

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The ADC chieftains and members, on Friday, collapsed their entire structure into the APC and endorsed the party’s candidate, Usman Ododo, for the November 11 governorship election.

The only ADC State Assembly member, Idowu Ibikunle, representing Yagba West State Constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly, also declared his support for the APC candidate, saying her would campaign widely for him despite being an ADC House of Assembly member.

Addressing party members during the defection on Friday, Oga affirmed his position as the state chairman of the ADC but noted that the ADC members in the state had decided to abandon the ADC candidate and work for Ododo.

According to him, among all the governorship candidates for the November 11 gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, the APC candidate, was the most suitable for the seat.

He said a five-man committee was previously set up to assess all the candidates contesting, and that the committee’s report concluded that Ododo was the right candidate to vote for in the upcoming election.

He emphasised the need to consolidate on Governor Yahaya Bello’s sterling achievements across all sectors, noting that Ododo would continue from where he would stop.

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The ADC chairman commended Governor Bello for the remarkable achievements across the state during his seven-and-a-half-year tenure.

He also pointed out that, from what had been seen and heard about the APC gubernatorial candidate, he would undoubtedly perform well when he becomes the next governor of the state.

Idowu Ibikunlen, representing Yagba West State Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, said he contested as an ADC candidate and won his election.

He added that, despite being a member of the ADC, he and his supporters had all decided to vote for the APC candidate in the governorship election.

All three senatorial chairpersons of the ADC also spoke, affirming their commitment to mobilising their people in the ADC to vote en masse for the APC candidate.

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This is even as the panel heard seven different petitions filed before it and granted adjournment prayers of the parties involved.

The chairman of the panel disclosed that it had received eleven petitions from members of the public on various claims just as he assured of speedy and accelerated hearing on all the petitions before the panel.

It will be recalled that the panel was inaugurated by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in October 2020 to investigate and unravel all matters relating to police brutality and misconducts with a mandate to come up with recommendations within six months.

The panel has since its inauguration commenced the hearing with 11 petitions received as at the last count.

Addressing journalists after the hearing of his case, one of the petitioners, Alhaji Ayo Dauda Adigun, said he deliberately brought his petitions before the panel due to the confidence he had in it to dispense justice.

Alhaji Dauda who prayed the panel to grant him six million naira (N6,000,000) as compensation for the loss of his business reputation caused by the SARS operatives, said he had no doubt in his mind that justice would be done in his petition.

The petitioner had in his petition alleged that the SARS operatives whom he said he gave free accommodation in his Guest House murdered one of the lodgers in the Guest House, saying the incident had posed severe damage to the reputation of his business.

He explained that the incident had triggered hatred and subsequently reduced the level of patronage, a development which he claimed had caused serious economic loss and as well affected his standard of living.

Also, another petitioner, Mr. Amos Odeyemi, applauded the proceedings and style adopted by the panel, which he described as fair and transparent.

Odeyemi had approached the panel to award him a total sum of N20,000,000 as compensation for the injuries and pains he suffered from the police brutality in 2004.

Giving testimony to support his claims, the petitioner told the panel that he was brutalised by the police officer of the state command who was attached to a check point along Osogbo-Okuku in 2004, saying since then, he had not got satisfactory justice on the incident.

While fielding questions from journalists after the hearing of his petition, the petitioner said in spite of the fact that the case he brought was still pending in the Court of Appeal, he was confident that the panel would adjudicate in the matter and dispense justice.

Odeyemi who has been physically deformed due to the incident, said he had to forward his petition to the panel, having lost patience in the protracted litigation that had taken him 16 years.

Similarly, Mrs. Abosede Ibukun with Charge Number OS/JPIPB/002/2020, confidently expressed that justice would be done in the matter she brought before the court.

Ibikunle had approached the panel on the claim that her niece was severely brutalised by a police officer while trying to escape from irate youths who wanted to lynch him.

She told the court that her niece sustained bullet injuries due to the stray bullet discharged by the alleged police officer.

The chairman of the panel, retired Justice Akin Oladimeji, expressed satisfaction in the proceedings so far.

He disclosed that the panel had so far received 11 petitions just as he reassured the general public of fairness, equity and justice.

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