The Inspector General of Police, Solomon E. Arase, has appointed Acting ACP Olabisi Alofe Kolawole as the new Force Public Relations Officer.
Kolawole becomes the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police spokesperson.
“This appointment is geared towards harnessing the enormous potentials among Nigerian female Police officers,” Arase said in a statement signed by CSP Abayomi Shogunle, the deputy Force Public Relations officer.
Kolawole holds a first degree in law, from Ogun State University and a Masters degree in Police Leadership and management from University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
She replaces CP Emmanuel Ojukwu who is now the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.
The new FPRO has served in various capacities both at national and international level. She was the Force Gender Adviser before her recent posting.
