
Mr. David Oluwadare, a Nigerian, is the Head of Security at IITA Headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a Certified Protection Professional, an International Certificate holder in Enterprise Risk Management, and in Security Risk Management Regional level certification. He has attended several high-profile Safety, Security, and Risk management courses in Nigeria, Kenya, the USA, and the UK.
He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Sociology from the University of Calabar, an Advanced Diploma in Security Operations and Management from the University of Lagos, and an M.sc Degree in Legal, Criminological, and Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Oluwadare has a Professional Diploma in Intelligence and an Organizational Leadership Certificate from Harvard Business School.
As a military veteran, Mr. Oluwadare served for sixteen years in the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps as a field officer, a close protection officer as a military intelligence training school Instructor, and as Head of the Technical Intelligence Section. He was a recipient of the Nigerian Army Chief of Staff Commendation Certificate, and a Nigerian National Merit Award nominee. He was a Client and Operations Manager with Versatile Security Ltd before joining the services of IITA.
Mr. Oluwadare is a security subject matter expert who has been featured in media interviews, presented at national conferences and seminars, and provided security expert testimony with law enforcement agencies and in a court of law. He has written articles, manuals, and policies on Security and Fire Safety. He has expert knowledge of the African safety and security challenges.
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