JUST IN: IGP Replaces Abba Kyari With Tunji Disu As IRT Head |READ FULL
Afnews Editor
Aug 02, 2021
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has appointed DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT)
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He replaces DCP Abba Kyari who was suspended following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indictment.
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Kyari was linked with Ramon Abbas a.k.a. Hushpuppi, a Nigerian facing trial for fraud in the United States of America.
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Force spokesman, Frank Mba announced Disu's posting in a statement on Monday.
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Mba said the Police took the decision to "refocus the IRT for better service deliveryÔÇØ.
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Baba charged him to bring his professional competence to the new role.
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Disu was formerly Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos State.
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He was also the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
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Disu previously served at the State CID, Rivers State as the Deputy Head of the Unit.
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He was also a former Commander of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the African Union (AU) Peace Keeping Mission in Dafur, Sudan.
Disu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the Lagos State University (LASU) and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.
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He attended several professional courses including Small Arms Smuggling Training in Botswana; Internet Fraud Training at the Cambridge University, UK; Strategic Leadership Command Course at the Police Staff College, Jos; Forensic Investigations and Criminal Intelligence Course at the University of Lagos, amongst others.
He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Nigeria Institute of Public Relations and Chattered Institute of Personnel management, among other.
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