Daily Trust Sunday

My firm worth N20bn, will give Dangote a run for his money – Outgoing Anambra CP

- From Titus Eleweke, Awka

The outgoing commission­er of police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has said he is now going fully into business and is ready to give Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote a run for his money.

Adeoye stated this yesterday during his ceremonial pull out parade from the Nigeria Police Force at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

Commending the Nigeria Police and Nigerians, Adeoye said he had also prepared himself for retirement.

“I thank the NPF for the opportunit­y to serve, and Nigeria for investing in me through training at home and abroad. I have been privileged to be trained in Ghana, England, Israel, California and more.

“I have served in the United Nations. This career gave me opportunit­ies for self developmen­t, and these have prepared me for retirement. It has been a unique privilege serving Anambra.

“I am proud of my men at the Anambra State police command. You are gallant, heroic and never giving up. We didn’t achieve anything through individual efforts but with other sister agencies,” he stated.

Adeoye said he founded the Alpha Trust Investment Club (ATIC) Limited in 2018 and they started it with a modest sum of N54 million, but the investment is now worth over N20 billion.

He said the club currently has investment­s worth over N20 billion, and that as he retires, he would go into fulltime business and ready to give Dangote a run for his money.

“That will be my fulltime business from Wednesday, May 1 when I fully disengage. We have been investing, and now, we want to go into fulltime business; and we will, in the next 10 years, give Dangote a run for his money,” Adeoye said.

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