Frank Mba formal PRO
The
Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has appointed Emmanuel Ojukwu as
the new Force Public Relations Officer to replace Frank Mba who has been
redeployed to Lagos State Command as Area Commander of Area J.
Mba was the
Force Public Relations Officer from February 2012 to August 2014. Until his new
assignment, Mr. Ojukwu, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of
Criminal Investigations Department at Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja.
The new
spokesman is stepping into a familiar terrain as he was the Force PRO from
December 2008 to October 2010.
He holds B.Sc
degree in Psychology (First Class Hons) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
and M.Sc in Psychology from the University of Lagos. He is a member of Nigeria
Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Chairman Association of Nigerian Authors,
Abuja, President of the University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Abuja.
In a brief
handover ceremony at the Force Public Relations Department, Mba thanked the IGP
for the new assignment given to him and urged the media and the public to
extend maximum cooperation to the new spokesman.
Responding,
the new Force PRO promised to work to increase the tempo of good relationship
between the Police and the public in line with the policy thrust of the Nigeria
Police Force. He called on members of the public and the media to grant the
same level of goodwill and cooperation necessary for his success in office.
Also, the
Police Service Commission has approved the deployment of AIG Bala A. Hassan,
formerly AIG from Zone 10, Sokoto to the Force Headquarters as the new Force
Secretary.
He takes over
from Dan’Azumi Job Doma who was recently elevated to the rank of Deputy
Inspector – General of Police. The deployment is with effect from 19th August,
2014.
The
appointment of the Force Secretary follows Tuesday’s promotion of 19 new
Assistant Inspectors General of Police by the Commission.
Also, the
Police authority has assigned positions to the new Deputy Inspectors General
with DIG Dan’azumi Job Doma appointed DIG 2i/c to the IGP. DIG Solomon Arase is
the DIG in charge Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), DIG Hilary
Opara is the DIG in charge Administration and Finance, DIG Sotonye Wakama is
the DIG in charge of Operations, DIG Mamman Tsafe is the DIG in charge Works
and Logistics.
Others are DIG
Christopher Katso, DIG in charge of ICT (InfoTech), DIG Salihu Argungu, DIG in
charge of Training while DIG David Omojola is DIG in charge Research and
Planning.Congratulations to him.
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