Nigeria Police Force gets New Spokesman

The acting Inspector-General Police (I-G), Mr
Ibrahim Idris on Monday appointed DCP Don
Awunah as the Force Public Relations Officer
(FPRO) to replace acting ACP Olabisi Kolawole.
The outgoing spokesperson and first female FPRO,
who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja said the
appointment was in line with the Force’s
tradition.
Kolawole thanked the media for the support given
to her and urged them to extend same maximum
cooperation to the new spokesman.
Responding, Awunah promised to increase the
good relationship between the Police and the
public in line with the policy thrust of the Force.
He also urged the media to give him all the
necessary support to effectively discharge his
duty.
“I want to invite you to support the Nigeria Police
Force to discharge its constitutional mandate of
providing security to the people.
“I assure you of our cooperation. You know the I-
G is passionate about the media,’’ he said.
Until his appointment, Awunah was the DCP 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).