One of the finest officers in Nigeria’s police force and the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development at Force Headquarters, DIG Frank Mba, has voluntarily retired from the Nigeria Police Force after 34 years of service.
Mba’s retirement comes alongside those of some other senior officers following the recent exit of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new IGP.
DIG Mba, whose time as Force Public Relations Officer and Lagos State Police Command spokesman, witnessed exhibition of professionalism at the highest standards is regarded as highly disciplined and patriotic.
The Enugu State born Frank Mba joined Nigeria Police Force in May 1992 as a cadet officer and distinguished himself early in his career by graduating as the best cadet in academics at the Nigeria Police .
Mba who obtained a law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002 after attending the Nigerian Law School in Abuja, earned a Master’s degree in Law with distinction from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
During his career, he served in several strategic roles across operations, investigations, administration and public relations as well as served as 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.
In his farewell message, Mba wrote:
“I am deeply grateful to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the privilege of serving our great nation during his administration. The confidence reposed in the Nigeria Police leadership and the support given to the institution during this period have been invaluable,” he said.
“It has been a great honour for me to contribute my quota to the security and stability of our country.”
“I want to sincerely thank the good people of Nigeria for the trust, encouragement and cooperation they extended to me throughout my 34 years in service.
“Policing is a difficult but noble profession, and whatever success we recorded was made possible by the understanding and support of Nigerians. I leave the service with a heart full of gratitude and pride for having had the opportunity to serve”.
(Hanto Daily News)
