The Nigeria Police Force has undergone a major leadership change following the voluntary retirement of Deputy Inspector-General of Police Frank Mba, who served for 34 years.
Mba, who was in charge of Training and Development at Force Headquarters, retired alongside other senior officers following the exit of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new police chief.
Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has invited seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) for promotion interviews to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), a move aimed at strengthening the Force Management Team under the new Inspector-General.
Those invited for the interviews are Margareth Ochalla, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, Ishiaku Mohammed, Zacharia Fera Achinyan, Zango Ibrahim Baba, Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, and Umar Shehu Nadada. The PSC said the officers are expected to appear before the commission on Friday.
Mba joined the Nigeria Police Force in May 1992 as a cadet officer and graduated as the best cadet in academics at the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
A member of the Nigerian Bar Association, he obtained a law degree from the University of Lagos. He 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 attended several international programmes, including the FBI National Academy in Quantico, United States, as well as executive leadership courses at Harvard University and the University of Oxford.
He also served in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia between 2006 and 2007.
Mba held several strategic roles in the force, including Area Commander in Ajah and Festac in Lagos, Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Commissioner of Police in charge of the Border Patrol Force at Force Headquarters, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Panti, Lagos. He also served as Force Public Relations Officer and spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command.
In his farewell message, Mba expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity to serve the country.
“I am deeply grateful to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the privilege of serving our great nation during his administration,” he said, adding that it had been an honour to contribute to the country’s security and stability.
He also thanked Nigerians for their support throughout his years in service, describing policing as “a difficult but noble profession” made possible through the cooperation of citizens.
