Nigeria Police IG appoints DCP Disu to replace Kyari as head, Intelligence Response Team
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, Monday, approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu to Intelligence Response Team (IRT) as the new Head.
A statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, said the posting of the officer followed management’s decision to fill the leadership void within the IRT and refocus the unit for better service delivery.
The action is one of the many measures taken by the forceto address the allegations levied against a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Newsmen though had learnt that the presidency, apparently feeling obligated to its extradition treaty, had Saturday evening directed the IGP to suspend Kyari.
Already a panel has been set up by the Inspector-General of Police led by Dig Joseph Egbunike to probe the allegations against Kyari. The sitting has begun in Abuja.
According to a statement by the Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, the posting takes immediate effect, “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”, he said.
Before his appointment as the new Head of the IRT, Disu, the statement stated, is a former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos State, and 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 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 Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.
He has also attended several professional courses both at home and abroad, 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 professional bodies.
