Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), the police announced on Thursday.
Hundeyin, who replaces outgoing spokesperson DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, previously served as the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Command.
He has also held posts at the Zone 2 Command in Lagos and the Force Headquarters in Abuja and was part of Nigeria’s contingent to the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur in 2020.
“The Inspector-General of Police has charged him to leverage his communication and security experience to strengthen the Force’s public relations activities and ensure sustained positive engagement with the public,” Adejobi said in a statement.
Hundeyin holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language from Lagos State University and a master’s degree in Legal Criminology and Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
He is also an associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, among other professional bodies.
Adejobi concluded the announcement with contact details for the new police spokesperson, listing Hundeyin’s phone number and email address.