- Safiu Kehinde
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has confirmed the appointment of the Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, as the Nigerian Police Force’ new Public Relations Officer.
This was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the outgoing spokesperson of the Force, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
NPO Reported that the IGP had yesterday approved the deployment of Adejobi to Delta State Police Command as the state’s Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations.
In the wake of the Adejobi’s deployment, Hundeyin had emerged the strongest candidate to replace the outgoing spokesperson of the Force.
While a report had yesterday announced Hundeyin appointment, Adejobi would in the statement issued today on the Force’s official X handle confirmed the appointment.
The IGP, according to the statement charged Hundeyin to leverage on his communications and security experience to bolster the Force Public Relations activities.
The statement read; “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).
“A seasoned communicator, CSP Hundeyin previously served as the Police Public Relations Officer at Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, was part of the Nigerian contingent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID) in 2020, and served as the Administration Officer at the Force Public Relations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“Until his present appointment, he was the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command.
“The Inspector-General of Police has charged him to leverage on his communications and security experience to bolster the Force Public Relations activities and ensure continuous positive relations with the public.
“He can be reached on 07062606717 or benjamin@hundeyin.com.”.