IGP Appoints DCP Tunji Disu Head, Police Intelligence Response Team
Victoria Ogunrinde
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
This was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CP Frank Mba.
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The posting of the officer is on the heels of Management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the Unit for better service delivery.
IGP Baba charged the new Head of the IRT to demonstrate his professional competence in his leadership of the Unit.
He, however assured citizens that the IRT will remain focused in the discharge of its duties in line with national statutes and international best practices.
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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.
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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.
DCP Disu’s posting is with immediate effect.