The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji, Alkali Baba, has appointed Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the new spokesman for the Nigerian Police Force.
A statement issued by Benjamin Hundeyin, an administrative officer in the Police Force Public Relations Department, said the appointment followed the nomination of Frank Mba for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.
It said: “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, mnipr, mipra, who takes charge of the department with immediate effect.
“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.”
Mr Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, is an alumnus of 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.
The new police spox was the spokesman for Ogun State Command between 2008 and 2016; spokesman for Zone 2 headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in 2016, and spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command between September 2020 and August, 2021.
He is said to be a member of several professional bodies and associations, including 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.
Mr Adejobi can be reached on mobile telephone number 08037168147.
