Pastor Samuel Adedoye is a man who has distinguished himself in many spheres of life. He retired from the Nigeria Police Force as a full-fledged Commissioner.
Out of service, he has established himself as a successful businessman who is still rendering very important services to his nation. He is at once the Chairman of Samest Security Ltd, Fortune Security Ltd, Doyus Investment Ltd and Fill Homes Project Ltd.
On the religious side, he is also very active. He is a pastor in Christ Apostolic Church World-Wide having been so ordained on August 20, 2001.
Samuel Adedoyin was born at Moro in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State in 1945. He began his early education at Moro Primary School, Moro. He went on to attend Origbo Grammar School in the same town and earned the West African School Certificate. He went on to earn a Diploma in Law at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
He enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on the 1st of May, 1967. Thereafter, he attended very vital courses which have bearing on his career. These were the Cadet Police Inspectorate Course, Highway Patrol Course, Intermediate Police Administrative Command Course, Anti-Fraud Course, Finger- Print Course and Detective Course. He also trained at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, ASCON, Badagry where he attended the Advance Administrative Management Course. He bagged the ‘Course C’ Certificate of the Senior Police Administrative Management Course at the Police College, Jos.
As a police officer, he was vested with a lot of responsibilities as could be seen in his postings. He worked as the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Sabon Gari, Kano; DPO Dawakin Kudu, Kano State and as DPO Rigasa, Kano.
As an Assistant Commissioner of Police, he was in charge of Operations in Kaduna. He was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zonal C.I.D, Lokoja. His last major posting was as Commissioner of Police, Niger State.
Pastor Samuel Adedoye has deployed his wealth of experience in the services rendered by his security companies namely Fortune Security Ltd and Samest Security Ltd. These companies are easily some of the most reliable private and corporate security outfits in Nigeria.
For a man who has given so much to his country, awards and decorations have come his way naturally. These include the National Service Medal, the General Service Medal, the Republic Medal, and CP’s Commendation and Medal.
In the religious sphere, Pastor Adedoye has also achieved quite a lot. Before his ordination as a Pastor in C.A.C World-Wide, he was an Elder. He was once the Secretary of the Kano District of the Church. Today, he is Life Patron of the Bible Society of Nigeria.
Adedoye is married to Deaconess Esther Abiodun Adedoye who is Matron of the Ife Society of C.A.C, Olorunsogo. She is also a Member of the Oluwadara Society of C.A.C. He has visited some of the most important countries of the world namely the UK, USA, Canada, and Israel.
It is in recognition of his accomplishments in the sphere of Private and Corporate Security Services that Pastor Samuel Adedoye was deemed worthy to be conferred with the Nigerian Achievement Award.
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