The Inspector General of Police, Solomon E. Arase, has appointed Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Olabisi Alofe Kolawole as the new Force Public Relations Officer.
Kolawole becomes the first female police officer to be appointed as FPRO.
The appointment, a statement on Friday said, is geared towards harnessing the enormous potentials among Nigerian female Police officers.
Kolawole, who holds a first degree in Law from the Ogun State University and a Masters degree in Police Leadership and Management from University of Leicester, United Kingdom, replaces Commissioner of Police Emmanuel Ojukwu, who is now the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.
The new FPRO has served in various capacities both at national and international level.
She was the Force Gender Adviser before her recent posting.
Similarly, Arase has appointed Ag. ACP Idowu Owohunwa as his Principal Staff Officer.
The new PSO holds a Bachelors degree in International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as well as Masters degree in Criminal Justice and Policing from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
Owohunwa has served the Nigeria Police in diverse capacities.
He has been Staff Officer to the 2006 Alhaji Dan Madami-chaired Presidential Committee on Nigeria Police Reforms; Divisional Crime officer, National Assembly Complex Police Division Abuja; pioneer head of the Intelligence Analysis Unit of the Force Intelligence Bureau.
Owohunwa takes over from CP Austin Iwar, who is now the Commissioner of Police, Gombe State Command.
Before his appointment as PSO, Owohunwa was the Personal Assistant to the current IGP.
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