The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the re-appointment of CP Frank Mba as Force Public Relations (FPRO), even as he approved the posting of Assist Inspector General of Police, AIG Hafiz Inuwa as the Force Secretary and member of the Force Management Team.
A press statement by the FPRO, Friday in Abuja, said the IGP also approved the re-appointment of acting CP Idowu Owohunwa as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the IGP.
According to the statement, “The new Force Secretary, AIG Hafiz Inuwa, takes over from AIG Mustapha Dandaura, who has been redeployed to Zone 7 Police Headquarters, Abuja.
“AIG Hafiz Inuwa holds a Masters degree in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA). Prior to his appointment as the Force Secretary, he was the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone-13 Ukpo – Dunukofia in Awka, Anambra state, covering Anambra and Enugu state Police Commands.
‘He also previously served as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Delta and Cross River States, amongst other strategic positions. He is a member of the prestigious National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), Kuru, Jos.”
It also read in part: “CP Frank Mba, a lawyer and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). He is also an alumnus of the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Law. An IVLP scholar. He holds a Diploma in Police Strategic Management from the University of Virginia, USA and a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, Virginia, USA. “He also holds a Certificate in National and International Security from Harvard University, USA. A veteran Public Relations (PR) practitioner.
“He is being re-appointed as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) and the image-maker for the Nigeria Police Force for the third time.”
Similarly, the statement said: “Ag. CP Idowu Owohunwa, the newly re-appointed Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police (PSO-IGP), holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies and Policing from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
“A Chevening Scholar, Ag. CP Owohunwa also holds a Diploma in Police Strategic Management at the University of Virginia, USA and a graduate of the globally recognized FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, USA.
“Ag. CP Owohunwa was the PSO-IGP between 2015 and 2016, and to the immediate past Inspector General of Police. This re-appointment marks the third time he is holding the position as the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police.”
In a similar vein, “The IGP has ordered the posting of the following officers: CSP Idris Abdullahi Abubakar as the PSO II to the IGP; SP Isah Abdulhamid as PA-IGP; SP Nura Kabir Hanga as Secretary to the IGP; amongst other personal aides.”
Mba further stated that, “The Senior Police Officers are expected to bring their professional and intellectual exposure to bear in assisting the IGP and his Management Team in developing/implementing strategic policing policies and plans, all directed at stabilising internal security, modernizing police operations and restoring police primacy in the protection of lives and property of citizens.”
The appointments/postings of the Senior Officers and personal aides, the spokesperson said was with immediate effect.