The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the appointment of Tunji Disu as the new Head of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police to replace suspended DCP Abba Kyari.
Kyari was ordered to step aside while investigation into his alleged involvement in a $1.1m scam by Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, aka Ray Hushpuppi, is carried out.
Disu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, was until his appointment the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The announcement was made in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Office, Frank Mba, on Monday.
The statement said the appointment ”is on the heels of Management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the Unit for better service delivery”.
The IGP has therefore charged Disu to demonstrate his professional competence in leading the unit, while assuring citizens that the IRT will remain focused in discharging its duty in line with national statutes and international best practices.
A former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State, Disu also 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.
”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,” the statement added.