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  • 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.

  • Killings: IG deploys special intervention force to Kaduna

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Taiwo Lakanu, to lead a police intervention force to Kaduna to ensure that normalcy return to the area.
    Over 50 people were killed on Oct. 18 crisis at Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state in a similar crisis that happened in February, which left more than 10 people dead in Kasuwan Magani, while 65 suspects involved in the crisis were arraigned in court but the case is still ongoing.
    Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the violence on Sunday in Abuja.
    He said that the police deployed included four Police Mobile Force (PMF) units, Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Conventional policemen, Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS), Intellegemce Response Team (IRT) and Technical Intelligence (TIU) among others.
    Moshood said that the operations would cover the entire Kasuwan Magani and its environs and other flash spots in the state.
    “The intervention force will be working in synergy with the Kaduna state police command to ensure that peace and normalcy returns to the area.
    “To achieve success, the force will be proactive and strict in the enforcement of its mandate, police standard operations procedures and rules of engament,” he said.
    He said that the force would carry out a 24 hours surveillance and patrol, stop and search, continuous raid of identified criminal hideouts and black spots.
    The spokesman said that operation would cover communities, towns, villages, vulnerable points, government and private infrastructure.
    He enjoined traditional rulers, religious leaders, politicians, parents and guardians to support the police in the discharge of their responsibilities.
    Moshood said that 22 suspects directly involved in violence have been arrested and are in police custody assisting the police in the investigation.
    The spokesman said that some prominent personalities kidnapped during the violence have also been rescued and reunited with their families.
     

  • Gov Bello, Police spokesperson want to assassinate me using lethal injection – Melaye raises alarm

    Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of colliding with Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Jimoh Moshood of nursing plans to assassinate him using lethal injection if he ever embarks on a journey to the state (Kogi).

    He said that is why they insist on prosecuting him in Kogi State, instead of Abuja, for a crime he allegedly committed.

    The embattled senator stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa on Monday evening.

    “I have supporters and I already know their plan.

    “Jimoh Moshood Nigerian Police spokesperson and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state have colluded against me,” he said.

    Speaking further, he said: “I can’t go to Lokoja to defend myself in a court because I doubt I can get to Kogi state alive. This is because they want to use poisonous lethal injection to kill me.”

    He said the police accused him of sponsoring thugs with guns at Abuja Airport road.

    “Why can’t they take me to court in Abuja? Since I was in the lower chamber and now a senator, I never mingled with political thugs. The police are lying because they said, the incident happened in December but failed to say the day and time” he said.

    “I can’t go to Lokoja” he added, saying that it would be too dangerous for him because he survived two assassination attempts at Lokoja.

    “I reported the case to the police. I told them the people I suspected, my local government chairman inclusive. The police raided the council chairman’s house, they found guns, the case is now before a court of law. Unfortunately, the police later turned against me and said the information I gave them was inaccurate.”

    Melaye also denied fleeing Nigeria, saying while he was in Nigeria, nobody notified him with a court summon.

    “I just read from Moshood Jimoh press conference that I was supposed to be in court on the 20th of this month. By then I was in Ghana alongside 10 other senators. We attended the international conference on local context.

    “Even the publicised issue that I would be declared wanted on the 28th of this month, nobody notified me, either in my office or at home, I am not on the run I am innocent.

    “They want to kill me because of the good things I have been doing to the Nigerian masses. We laboured hard to bring this administration to the helm with a sole purpose of serving the poor, to wipe-out their hardship and bring justice. Unfortunately, the reverse is the case.”

    When contacted, Jimoh Moshood, Nigerian Police spokesperson, said the senator has been evading (the police) and that the police are not doctors, hence, they cannot inject him.

    “He said he is having issues in Kogi state and he has to explain whatever he has to say (in Kogi).

    “Let him appear in court on the 28th of this month instead of making false accusations, which is also a criminal offence,” he said.

    Apart from being accused of arming suspected criminals, the outspoken senator is also facing a recall from the Senate.

    The Independent Natioan Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it will proceed with the recall, after getting clearance from the Court of Appeal.