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ACTING Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the appointment of AIG Hafiz Inuwa as the Force Secretary and member of the Force Management Team.
Inuwa is to replace AIG Mustapha Dandaura who has been redeployed to Zone-7 Police Headquarters, Abuja.
The acting IGP however reappointed CP Frank Mba as the Force Public Relations Officer, while Acting CP Idowu Owohunwa, also retained his post as Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the IGP.
The new Force Secretary, AIG Inuwa, holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration. 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 States Police Commands.
He had previously served as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Delta and Cross River States, amongst other strategic positions.
On the other hand, CP Frank Mba, a lawyer and member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), is also an alumnus of the University of Dundee, Scotland – United Kingdom, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Law.
He holds a Diploma in Police Strategic Management from the University of Virginia, USA. He is 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.
The newly re-appointed Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police, Ag. CP Owohunwa 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.
Owohunwa also holds a Diploma in Police Strategic Management at the University of Virginia, USA. He is a graduate of the globally recognized FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, USA.
He was the PSO-IGP between 2015 and 2016, to the immediate past Inspector General of Police. His 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 – IGP, amongst other personal aides.
