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  • BREAKING: Frank Mba hands over to Olumuyiwa Adejobi as Force PRO

    BREAKING: Frank Mba hands over to Olumuyiwa Adejobi as Force PRO

    The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba has handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Force Public Relations Department to his Deputy, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who takes charge of the Department with immediate effect.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is contained in a statement released by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Admin Officer, Force Public Relations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

    This change of baton follows CP Mba’s nomination by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.

    Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Ibadan where he studied Archeology and Geography (Combined Honours).

    He also holds a Master’s Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the same University, and was the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Ogun State Command from 2008 – 2016

    Adejobi was also the PPRO Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in 2016 and PPRO Lagos State Police Command between September, 2020 and August, 2021.

    The statement reads in part: “CSP Olumuyiwa is an experienced communicator and image manager who has achieved great strides in his previous appointments.

    “He is a member of several professional bodies and associations which include: Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR); International Public Relations Association (IPRA); Pointman Leadership Institute, USA; International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), USA; and the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria.

    “CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi can be reached on cell phone number 08037168147 while he seeks support from all and sundry as he discharged his duties”.

  • Southerners are deliberately not applying for police enlistment – Force PRO, Mba raises alarm

    Southerners are deliberately not applying for police enlistment – Force PRO, Mba raises alarm

    The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, has raised an alarm that the Nigeria Police extended the online registration in the 2021 police constable recruitment going on to Saturday, January 22, 2022, to permit Southerners to apply.

    In a statement on Wednesday, Mba said the extension became necessary“to ensure equal opportunity and even spread of applications, particularly from states in the South-East, South-South geopolitical zones and Lagos State.”

    He said the extension would empower the southern states to meet up with the necessary quota for their individual states.

    Giving a breakdown of the applications received so far, Mba said out of the 81,005 applications got across the country as of January 7, 2022, just 1,404 applications (less than 2% of the absolute applications) were gotten from the five states in the South East.

    MBA added that just 261 were from Lagos State, adding that Anambra has minimal figure of only 158 candidates.

    The Force PRO appealed to states, local governments, religious bodies and other interest groups in the South-South, South-East and Lagos State to assemble and energize their residents and wards to look for a vocation in the Nigeria Police Force.

    “Interested applicants are urged to log on to the NPF recruitment portal to register before the expiration of the new deadline,” adding that the recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge.

  • BREAKING: Police arrest 11 notorious kidnappers in Taraba

    BREAKING: Police arrest 11 notorious kidnappers in Taraba

    Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team, working with the Taraba State Police Command have arrested a total of eleven (11) notorious kidnapping suspects in Taraba State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Commissioner of Police (CP) Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, made this known in a statement on Sunday.

    According to the statement, the suspects were arrested for their complicity and various criminal roles in the recent trend of kidnapping incidents in Taraba State, including the kidnapping of a serving personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service, kidnapping of a relative of the Emir of Jalingo and the killing of a Police Sergeant in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.

    The statement reads: “The Police team equally recovered seven (7) AK47 rifles, two (2) Beretta pistols, one hundred and twenty-one (121) rounds of live ammunition of different calibre, four (4) magazines, masks, illicit drugs and other incriminating items during raids of various hideouts of the suspects in the State.

    “The arrest of the suspects follows the deployment of operatives of the Intelligence Response Team by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc to Taraba State to complement the efforts of the Taraba State Police Command in promptly containing the disturbing trend of kidnapping, armed robbery, and other violent crimes in the State.

    “The suspects, Luka Adam, Shuaibu Nuhu, Moses Amos, Peters Mashi, Ahmadu Mallam, Adamu Mohammed, Dahiru Mallam Dalha, Gambo Isah, Sanusi Ahmadu, Mallam Mohammed Mauludu, Ibrahim Idi, all indigenes of Taraba State, were arrested by the Police team from their various criminal hideouts.

    “Police investigations revealed that the suspects, who have also been on the wanted list of the Taraba Police Command, are members of a notorious kidnap syndicate and have been evidentially linked to the recent upsurge in incidents of kidnapping in the State, including the deliberate and calculated attacks on security personnel. Investigations also revealed how two (2) of the suspects, Gambo Isah and Sanusi Ahmadu masterminded the killing of the Police Sergeant and left a Police Inspector with gunshot injuries in their recent operation to enable them escape arrest having abducted some victims in Jalingo recently.

    “Investigations further revealed that the modi operandi of the suspects include trailing individuals – Business owners, Government Functionaries, motorists with flashy and exotic cars, etc – to their houses and thereafter planning and executing the kidnap of such persons. They also collect huge sums of money as ransom from relatives and friends of their victims before their release.

    “The Police in the course of investigations equally identified and raided various criminal hideouts where kidnap victims are usually kept. While cache of weapons and other incriminating items were recovered from the hideouts, all the kidnap victims held hostage at the various hideouts were carefully and successfully rescued unhurt and reunited with their families. Meanwhile investigators are intensifying efforts at arresting other suspects currently at large.

    “The IGP, while commending the good people of Taraba State for supporting the Police especially in providing useful information that aided the prompt apprehension of the suspects, assured that the Police will continue to work with all stakeholders in deepening the collective safety of the Taraba people. The IGP condoled the family of the late Sergeant Ogidi Habu and added that the Force will sustain efforts at improving public safety in all Nigerian communities. All the suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigations”.

  • IGP reappoints Mba as Force PRO, reshuffles others

    IGP reappoints Mba as Force PRO, reshuffles others

    The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has re-appointed CP Frank Mba as Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).

    He also approved the posting of AIG Hafiz Inuwa as the Force Secretary and member of the Force Management Team.

    Also, Ag. CP Idowu Owohunwa has been reappointed as principal staff officer (PSO) to the IGP.

    The new force secretary, AIG Hafiz Inuwa takes over from AIG Mustapha Dandaura, who has been redeployed to Zone 7 Police headquarters, Abuja.

    AIG 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.

    CP Frank Mba, a lawyer and a 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.

    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.

    Ag. CP Idowu Owohunwa, the newly re-appointed principal staff officer, 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 – IGP, amongst other personal aides.

    The appointments/postings of the senior officers and personal aides take immediate effect.

  • Acting IG fires Jimoh Moshood as Force spokesman, appoints Frank Mba

    Acting IG fires Jimoh Moshood as Force spokesman, appoints Frank Mba

    The Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP AbubakarAdamu Mohammed mni, has appointed a new Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force. He is ACP Frank Mba.

    He takes over from Moshood Jimoh, an acting Deputy Commissioner of Police who is being redeployed to other national assignment. Until his appointment, Frank was working at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi- Lagos. The posting is with immediate effect.

    Frank Mba, an Assistant Commissioner of Police and a Lawyer, is an alumnus of the University of Lagos where he studied Law. He also has a Masters Degree in Law from the University of Dundee, Scotland- United Kingdom. A product of the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano where he had his initial police trainings, Frank is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy, Quantico- USA. He also holds a Certificate in National and International Security from the Harvard University, USA.

    A former Police Spokesman- both at the national and the Lagos State Command levels, Frank is an experienced communicator and image maker. The new Inspector General of Police has therefore charged him to bring his wealth of experience to bear in revamping the image of the Force, improving the relationship between the citizens and the police, bridging existing communication gap between the police and its stakeholders, and assisting the IGP in realizing his Mission and Vision for the Force and the nation.

    A passionate and versatile police officer who has worked in multiple police units and departments across the country, Frank has attended some of the finest Law Enforcement trainings, both within and outside Nigeria. These include:Countering Violent Extremism and Police Leadership Course at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), Roswell, New Mexico, USA (2018); Strategic Leadership and Command Course, Police Staff College, Jos (2017); Crisis and Disaster Management Course, Israel (2013); Managing the Media in Crisis Situations, School of Media and Communications, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos (2013); US-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program, with special focus on International Crime Issues,Washington DC (2010); General Criminal Investigation Course at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), Botswana (2009); Middle Management Course on Global Peace Operations in Vicenza, Italy (2008); amongst others.

    He was a member of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the United Nations Peace-Keeping Mission in Liberia between 2006 and 2007, where he distinguished himself through a combination of hard work, professionalism, and discipline, thereby earning himself the prestigious UN Medal. He has since assumed duty as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Force Headquarters, Abuja.