22nd August, 2014
Daniels Ekugo
Former spokesman of Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mbah has been redeployed to Lagos State Command as an Area Commander, Area J, Ajah, following the appointment of Emmanuel Ojukwu as the new Force Public Relations Officer by the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba.
Mba was the Force Public Relations Officer from February 2012 to August, 2014 and was promoted to the rank of Assistant Police Commissioner in June this year.
Until his new assignment, according to a statement, DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu, a seasoned officer, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigations Department at Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja.
The new spokesman is stepping into a familiar terrain, having distinguished himself as the Force PRO from December 2008 to October 2010. He holds B.Sc degree in Psychology (First Class Hons.) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and M.Sc in Psychology from the University of Lagos.
He is a member of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Chairman Association of Nigerian Authors, Abuja, and President of the University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Abuja.
ACP Mba while handing over to Ojukwu, thanked Abba for the new assignment given to him and urged the media and the public to extend maximum cooperation to the new Force spokesman.
Responding, the new Force PRO promised to work to increase the tempo of good relationship between the Police and the public in line with the policy thrust of the Nigeria Police Force.
Ojukwu called on members of the public and the media to extend to him the same level of goodwill and cooperation necessary for his success in office.