Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba, has voluntarily retired from the Nigeria Police Force after 34 years of service.
Mba, who until his retirement served as Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Training and Development at the Force Headquarters, stepped down amid recent leadership changes within the police hierarchy.
His exit comes following the departure of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new head of the force.
The senior police officer joined the Nigeria Police Force in May 1992 as a cadet officer and quickly distinguished himself, graduating as the best cadet in academics at the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
Over the course of more than three decades, he rose through the ranks to become one of the most recognizable officers in the country.
During his career, Mba served in several strategic roles across operations, investigations, administration, and public relations.
He was widely known for his role as the Force Public Relations Officer, where he became one of the most visible faces of the Nigeria Police.
He also served as Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Area Commander in Ajah and Festac in Lagos, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Panti, Lagos.
Mba, beyond Nigeria, represented the country in international assignments, including the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia between 2006 and 2007.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002 after attending the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.
He later earned a Master’s degree in Law with distinction from the University of Dundee in Scotland, and also attended professional leadership programmes at institutions such as the FBI National Academy in Quantico, as well as Harvard and Oxford universities.
In his farewell remarks, Mba expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians for the opportunity to serve, describing policing as “a difficult but noble profession.”
Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has invited several Assistant Inspectors-General of Police for promotion interviews to fill vacant Deputy Inspector-General positions following Mba’s retirement and other changes within the force leadership.
