The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).
Hundeyin, a seasoned communicator, takes over from DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the handover in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja.
According to the statement, Hundeyin holds a BA (Hons) in English Language from Lagos State University and an MSc in Legal Criminology and Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
He also bagged a Certificate in Civil-Military Coordination from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Training Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State.
He is an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), a Member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).
On the professional front, Hundeyin had served as Police Public Relations Officer at Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, and was part of the Nigerian contingent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID) in 2020.
He also worked as Administration Officer at the Force Public Relations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Until this appointment, he was the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command.
The Inspector-General of Police charged him to leverage his experience in communication and security “to bolster the Force Public Relations activities and ensure continuous positive relations with the public.”
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