Prince of Peace Chapel, Police College Ikeja agog as industry leaders, clergy, police brass, recruits, and CPFN honour pioneer coordinator — “It is reward of faithfulness”
Felix Mbata, Lagos state
The Prince of Peace Chapel at the Police College, Ikeja was filled beyond its walls on Sunday 12th April, 2026, as Rev. DSP (Rtd) Olugbenga David Egunsola marked his retirement and birthday with a thanksgiving service that drew timbers of industry, religion leaders, Police recruits, serving officers, retired colleagues, Christian Police Fellowship members, and Christian groups from across formations.
“I am overwhelmed, I am so happy that God can count me worthy to receive this kind of honour in my lifetime,” Rev. Egunsola told Christian Events Watch Magazine, voice thick with emotion. “It is reward of faithfulness which is a big encouragement to those who are serving the Lord, that God will definitely reward them. I don’t know how I can express the joy and happiness which I have felt today. So, I return all glory to the Lord.”
A CAREER OF TURNAROUND: FROM PIONEER COORDINATOR TO NATIONAL SECRETARY
To the glory of God, Rev. Egunsola’s footprint in the Christian Police Fellowship of Nigeria runs deep. “To the glory of God in the CPFN that I belong, with all the various offices I was privileged to occupy as a leader, there is no office that I took over that doesn’t witness a great change,” he said.
He listed the trail: “I started from being the pioneer coordinator of Christian Police College Ikeja and I became Lagos State secretary of CPFN to National secretary. Every section I was privileged to lead, I always bring an innovation to our formation and helping humanity and ensuring that the word of God is been expanded. That is what gives me joy, that I am helping humanity.”
At the national level, the impact was felt at the top. “In the National level of CPFN, God used me to bring a turnaround that even the Assistant Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Aina, National Coordinator, and others are happy. It is not me, but the grace of God upon my life. And I feel so happy that God help me to make impact in every aspect of life when I was leading, even in the international level when I was outside the country I was still a leader, so I give God the glory for that opportunity and blessing on my life.”
ONE BODY, MANY UNIFORMS: NMCF STANDS WITH THEIR OWN
The thanksgiving also drew the Nigeria Military Christian Fellowship, led by Lagos State Coordinator, Flight Lieutenant B Ajula. Rev. Egunsola explained the bond: “I am a member, not ordinary member, I am one of the key leaders of the NMCF. It is a combination of all the agencies in Federal Government and state that are uniform personnel that are Christians.” “I myself been a leader representing Police, so any time I have a programme they are always represented, they always come to encourage me, see me as one of their leaders. That is one of the things that make them to come today. I also attend any of our members’ programme. We are one body in Jesus Christ wearing different uniform — Army, Customs, Police, Immigration and others.”
DIVINE REVELATION INTO POLICE: ‘GOD SPOKE, I STOOD’
Asked how faith shaped his journey, Rev. Egunsola went back to day one. “My faith in Christ is from my first day I joined Nigeria Police Force, especially when I got the revelation. I wouldn’t have joined NPF if not for the divine revelation I received as a young convert from Deeper Life background, it would have been very difficult for me.”
That revelation became his anchor. “But I saw a revelation and that vision is what made me to believe that I can be successful in Police and that is what made me stand very firm. No matter that, this is what I saw, and I knew it. It wasn’t man that spoke to me, not demon, it was God. And if God has spoken from day one, then there is nothing that I cannot achieve. That is one of those things that gave me courage. Even when there was challenges, I remain resolute based on the revelation that I received that spoke that God is with me and God answered me in Police work, ministry work and family life.
”ADVICE TO YOUNG OFFICERS: ‘FEAR GOD, CARRY YOUR BIBLE’
To young Christians in law enforcement, his counsel is unshaken: “It is very important for a young man to recognize and choose God in life. Anything he or she is doing will prosper when God leads. So I want them to fear God, as the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they need divine wisdom to succeed in life.”
He confronted the stigma head-on. “Some people are looking at Police as if it is the most corrupt organization and nothing good can come out it, but once you are able to stand firm and you have this fear of God in you, there is no level you cannot go. So, I encourage them, they should root their faith in God.”
His classroom was the parade ground. “I was in a strategic place where young police are coming to be trained, so is the same thing I teach them. I always tell them to go out with their Bible and read and obey the instruction of God. They should disregard what people say about them when they carry Bible or preach the word of God. The God they are preaching will bless them. So they should fear God and flee from sin.”
SECRET OF BALANCE: GOD, WIFE, FATHERS OF FAITH
How did he balance family, faith, and career? “Well, to balance the equation first and foremost everybody know that wife is always the strong bone of man recording any success in life. The secret is always wife after God. My wife is a God given wife. God gave me a very supportive, encourager and moral wife in every aspect of life, and spiritually, she has been so supportive to my success.”
Mentorship mattered too. “And other people I have met in life — fathers of faith. When I see them serving God, especially senior police officers, Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Assistant Inspectors, Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioners serving and retired and other civilians in higher position, it gives me a great encouragement to serve God.”
“Also, prayers and good family that God gave me help in supporting my work and things of God. I make sure everything is balanced — the family life, spiritual life and career. My personal relationship with Christ is the top most secret of everything in my life.”
PRAYER FOR ALL WHO CAME
To the crowd that honoured him, he offered prayer, not praise. “I will just pray with them that as they stood by me, those that have not retired will have successful retirement and others will encounter God, grace and favour in every area of their lives. I cannot mention all their names but Almighty God knows all of them, and God will favour them and put smiles to their faces.”
CONCLUSION: LEGACIES IN CONCRETE AND IN PEOPLE
The lessons of the day, he said, are timeless: “The lessons that I learned today is perseverance, prayer and service to humanity is important because God and human being rewards at last. Even if your prayers are not answered, don’t give up, God will definitely answer at His appointed time. Don’t stop prayers and your faith in God, keep on trusting on God.”
His legacies stand in brick and in lives. “On my legacies, by the grace of God, this chapel we are staying God used me to establish it. So, it is a very powerful legacy that God has helped me to lay in this Police College Community, being pioneer of Police College Ikeja.”
“Another legacy is my encouragement to the recruits who had passed out, senior police officers — some of them are Assistant Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chief Superintendent of Police.”
From revelation to retirement, Rev. DSP (Rtd) Olugbenga David Egunsola leaves active service with a record of turnaround, a chapel as monument, and a charge to the next generation: fear God, carry your Bible, and serve. As the encomiums showed, faithfulness finds its reward — sometimes in one lifetime, and in one packed chapel at Ikeja.
Christian Event Watch Magazine
April 2026