Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has approved the appointment of Benjamin Hundeyin, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).
Hundeyin holds a BA (Hons) in English Language from Lagos State University (LASU) and an MSc in Legal Criminology & Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan (UI).
He also obtained a Certificate in Civil-Military Coordination from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Training Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State.
Hundeyin is an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), a Member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).
A statement on Thursday in Abuja by the outgoing FPRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), reads: “A seasoned communicator, CSP Hundeyin previously served as the Police Public Relations Officer at Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, was part of the Nigerian contingent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID) in 2020 and served as the Administration Officer at the Force Public Relations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Until his present appointment, he was the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command.
”The IGP has charged him to leverage his communications and security experience to bolster the Force Public Relations activities and ensure continuous positive relations with the public.