The New York Police Department has announced the promotion of Deputy Inspector Olufunmilola Obe to the rank of Inspector.
Her promotion was announced at a ceremony at Police headquarters in Manhattan on Friday, December 18, 2015, which was followed by a roar of encomium from the audience of many Nigerians and other African leaders in the New York region, who had been invited to witness the ceremony, including Imam Souleymane Konate.