The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Colonel Ajibola Oladipo (rtd) as the Director-General of the Operation Burst, a state-backed security apparatus that comprises officers of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

He made this announcement in a statement signed by his Special Assistant (Print Media) Moses Alao.

Makinde, while speaking on the appointment of the retired Army officer tasked Ajibola to bring to bear his wealth of experience in the military and security services in leading the Operation Burst to collaborate with other security agencies to achieve the administration’s objective of a secured Oyo State.

Oladipo holds a Diploma in Education from the University of Ibadan as well as Diplomas in Administration and Special Operations from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort. Bragg NC. United States of America.

He took part in different national and international assignments including being deployed to Angola as Military Observer and Military Assistant to CMO in 1993; leading the five-Nation Military Security Assessment to Liberia and serving as the Commanding Officer NIBATT 7, UNAMSIL-Sierra Leone in 2001-2002.

He also served as Chief Instructor, Depot Nigerian Army; Chief of Staff-HQ1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna and Commander/Nigerian Contingent Commander Africa Mission in Sudan.

After leaving the military, he has also served in different capacities as General Manager, EXL Security & Protection Services LTD; Assistant General Manager, Aviation Security, FAAN and Managing Director, Glosat Security Services LTD.