Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin has officially assumed duty as the new Force Public Relations Officer at the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Headquarters, Abuja.
Hundeyin, who was formerly the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, confirmed the development in a post on his X handle on Wednesday.
He wrote, ‘Today I assumed duty as the Force Public Relations Officer @PoliceNG Force Headquarters, Abuja’.
He expressed gratitude to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for appointing him to the position.
‘My immeasurable gratitude goes to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, for finding me worthy of holding this position.
‘To all Nigerians, I promise to do my best in the discharge of my duties. So help me God’.
Earlier today, Egbetokun approved Hundeyin’s appointment as the new Force PRO.
The outgoing FPRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this on Thursday.
Adejobi described Hundeyin as a ‘well-qualified officer with solid academic and professional credentials’.
‘The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, NPM, Ph.D., has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).
‘CSP Hundeyin holds a BA (Hons) in English Language from Lagos State University and an MSc in Legal Criminology & Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
‘He also obtained 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)’, the statement partly read.
According to Adejobi, the IG has tasked Hundeyin with sustaining and strengthening public confidence in the police.
