… As IGP Appoints
New Principal Staff Officer
In his determination to advance change over stasis, the
Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has appointed Acting
ACP Olabisi Alofe Kolawole as the new Force Public Relations Officer. Ag. ACP
Kolawole becomes the first female police officer to be appointed as National
Police spokesperson.
This appointment is geared towards harnessing the enormous
potentials among Nigerian female Police officers. Ag. ACP Kolawole
who holds a first degree in law, from Ogun State University and a Masters
degree in Police Leadership and management from University of Leicester, United
Kingdom replaces CP Emmanuel Ojukwu who is now the Commissioner of Police, Kogi
State Command. The new FPRO has served in various capacities both at national
and international level. She was the Force Gender Adviser before her recent
posting.
Similarly, the IGP has appointed Ag. ACP Idowu Owohunwa
as Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to Inspector General of
Police. The new PSO who holds a Bachelors degree in International Studies from
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as well as Masters degree in Criminal Justice and
Policing from University of Leeds United Kingdom has served the Nigeria Police
in diverse capacities, such as Staff Officer to the 2006 Alh Dan Madami-Chaired
Presidential Committee on Nigeria Police Reforms, Divisional Crime officer
National Assembly Complex Police Division Abuja. He was pioneer head of the
Intelligence Analysis Unit of the Force Intelligence Bureau. Ag. ACP Owohunwa takes
over from CP Austin Iwar who is now the Commissioner of Police, Gombe
State Command. Before his appointment as PSO Ag. ACP Owohunwa was
the Personal Assistant (PA) to the current IGP.
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