By Two months after serving in acting capacity, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi has been confirmed as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba okayed Adejobi’s appointment on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the Admin Officer, Force Public Relations Department, SP Anjuguri Jesse Manzah,
Recall that on February 16, Adejobi was appointed the Force PRO in acting capacity, taking over from CP Frank Mba who was nominated for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.
In the statement, Adejobi’s educational qualifications, professional experience and career in the Nigerian Police Force were higlighted.
The new Force PRO studied Archeology and Geography (Combined Honours) from the Premier University in Nigeria, University of Ibadan. He holds a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the same University.
Adejobi had a long stint as Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State Police Command from 2008 to 2016. He also served as PPRO Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in 2016 and PPRO, Lagos State Police Command between September 2020 and August 2021, when he was posted to deputise the former Force PRO, CP Frank Mba.
For more than a decade, he has carved a niche for himself in Police Public Relations Management with the experience he has gained serving as PPRO in different Police Commands and Zones.
Adejobi also served as Operations Officer, OC Anti Bank Robbery and Anti Pipeline Vandalization, Sagamu Division from 2006 to 2008; Admin Officer, Department of Operations, Police Headquarters, Ogun State in 2008; Operations Officer, Department of Operations, Lagos State Command Ikeja in 2017; Directing Staff, Police College Ikeja; and as Personal Assistant to The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He holds membership with several professional bodies and associations, such as Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR); International Public Relations Association (IPRA); Point Man Leadership Institute, USA; International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), USA; Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP); Boys Brigade Nigeria; and the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria.
