The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K Idris, has appointed DCP Don Awunah as the new Force Public Relations Officer to replace ACP Olabisi Kolawole, who was the Force Public Relations Officer from August 2015 to June 2016.
Awunah’s appointment was announced Monday afternoon via a statement issued by SP Murtala Bello of the Force Public Relations Department, Abuja.
The statement said: “Until his new assignment, DCP Don Awunah, who is a seasoned and thoroughbred officer, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Homicide Section of Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) Abuja. He holds B.A degree in Philosophy from the University of Lagos and M.A in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Benue State University, Makurdi. He is a Fellow of Institute of security Studies (fsi), Fellow of Institute of Corporate Administration, and Member, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
“The outgoing Force PRO, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, urged the media and the public to extend maximum cooperation to the new Spokesman, just as the new FPRO 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.”
The statement said that the new Force PRO could be reached on GSM No 09059202456, and email: Padotel@hotmail.com.
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