- Frank Mba Bows Out of Nigeria Police After 34 Years of Service
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A Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba, has retired from the Nigeria Police Force after more than three decades of service, alongside several other senior officers, following recent changes in the leadership of the force.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the development comes after the exit of the former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the confirmation of Tunji Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police.
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Mba, who was serving in the Department of Training and Development before his retirement, bowed out after 34 years in the force. Colleagues and observers described his career as distinguished, noting his professionalism, discipline and dedication to national service.
The retired police chief joined the force in May 1992 as a cadet inspector and graduated as the best cadet in academics at the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
Throughout his career, he served in several key positions across operations, investigations, administration and public relations.
Mba also served as Commissioner of Police in Ogun State and later as Commissioner of Police in charge of the Border Patrol Force at the Force Headquarters. In Lagos, he held operational roles as Area Commander in Ajah and Festac Town.
He represented Nigeria in international assignments, including the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia between 2006 and 2007.
A trained lawyer, Mba obtained a law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002 after attending the Nigerian Law School, Abuja.
He later earned a Master’s degree in Law with distinction from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
During his career, he also attended several international programmes, including the FBI National Academy in Quantico, United States, as well as leadership courses at Harvard University and the University of Oxford.
Meanwhile, following the retirements, seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police are expected to be promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General.
The officers include Margreth Ochalla, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, Ishiaku Mohammed, Zachariah Fera, Zango Ibrahim, Umar Shehuq Nadada and Muhammed Abdul Sulaiman.
They are expected to appear before the Police Service Commission in Abuja for interviews.
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