…As IGP appoints DCP Tunji Disu new leader of IRT
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has alleged that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States connived with some southern leaders to indict the embattled police officer, Abba Kyari.
MACBAN while reacting to news of Abba Kyari’s involvement in a $1.1million fraud according to the FBI, also condemned the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for failing to speak up against the arrest warrant on the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
According to the National President of MACBAN, Dr Garus Gololo, at the weekend in Abuja, “it is a shame that the Northern Elders Forum and other groups in the region would fold their hands and watch while sons of the north who have distinguished themselves in different fields are constantly being persecuted and maligned at the height of their careers.”
He regretted that while the US and some elements in the South of Nigeria have connived to persecute “shining stars from the region, stakeholders in the north have remained silent amid the crisis.
“The United States is the most dis-honest country in the world. What they are doing to Kyari, they did it to Al Gore.
“Let him stand firmly and defend himself because he is Nigeria’s future Inspector General of Police, and he mustn’t allow himself to be rattled,” the MACBAN National President declared.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Tunji Disu as the new head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
Disu’s posting, the IGP said, is on the heels of management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the unit for better service delivery.
DCP Abba Kyari, who occupied the post, was suspended at the weekend following his alleged involvement in the sharing of $1.1million proceeds of fraud with internet fraudstar Hushpuppi, according to an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Force Police Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba disclosed in a statement: “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has today, 2nd August, 2021 approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
Tunji Disu
“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”.
The posting, Baba said, is with immediate effect.