By Frank Momoh
Following the suspension of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr. Abba Kyari on Sunday from the Police Force over his indictment by the United States (U.S) Government – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his role on the ongoing trial of a Nigerian fraudster aka Huspuppi, the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the posting of DCP, Mr. Tunji Disu, as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
The posting of the officer according to information made available by the NPF is on the heels of management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and refocus the unit for better service delivery.
The IGP has charged the new Head of the IRT to demonstrate his professional competence in his leadership of the Unit.
He also assured citizens that the IRT will remain focused in the discharge of its duties in line with national statutes and international best practices.
Prior to his appointment as the new Head of the IRT, DCP Tunji Disu, a former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos State, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He had also previously served at the State CID, Rivers State as the Deputy Head of the Unit. He was also a former Commander of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the African Union (AU) Peace Keeping Mission in Dafur, Sudan.
DCP 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.
He has also attended several professional courses both at home and abroad: 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, amongst other professional bodies.
His posting is with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Panel (SIP), set up to probe Kyari comprised 4 Senior Police Officers, headed by DIG Joseph Egbunike, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID).
The SIP, is to undertake a detailed review of all the allegations against DCP Abba Kyari by the US Government as contained in relevant documents that have been availed the NPF by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).