Frank Mba Retires After 34 Years as PSC Screens Seven AIGs for Promotion to DIG
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Frank Mba has retired from the Nigeria Police Force after serving the country for 34 years.
Mba, who was in charge of Training and Development at the police headquarters, decided to retire voluntarily.
His retirement comes at a time when several senior police officers are leaving the force following the retirement of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police.
At the same time, the Police Service Commission has invited seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) for promotion interviews.
The interviews are for officers who may be promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) and become part of the team that will work with the new police chief.
The officers invited for the interview include Margareth Ochalla, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, Ishiaku Mohammed, Zacharia Fera Achinyan, Zango Ibrahim Baba, Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, and Umar Shehu Nadada.
The commission said the officers are expected to appear for the interview at its office on Friday.
Mba joined the police force in May 1992 as a cadet officer. During his training at the Nigeria Police Academy in Kano, he graduated as the best cadet in academics.
Aside from policing, Mba is also a lawyer and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
He studied law at 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.
Throughout his career, he attended several international training programmes, including the FBI National Academy in Quantico, United States.
He also took leadership courses at Harvard University and the University of Oxford.
Mba also represented Nigeria in international duties.
Between 2006 and 2007, he served in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia.
During his time in the police force, he worked in several important positions across operations, investigations, administration, and public relations.
He served as Area Commander in Ajah and Festac in Lagos, Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Commissioner of Police in charge of the Border Patrol Force at the police headquarters, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Panti, Lagos.
In his farewell message, Mba thanked Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity to serve Nigeria during his administration.
He also thanked Nigerians for their support throughout his years in the police force, saying policing is a difficult but honorable profession. Mba said he is leaving the service with gratitude and pride for having served the country.
