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Police Appoint AIG Taiwo Lakanu as Force Secretary

Agency Report/

AIG Frederick Taiwo Lakanu has been appointed as Force Secretary and member of the Nigeria Police Force management team.

The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was announced today by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim K. Idris.

Lakanu replaced AIG Abdul Bube, who retired from the Force on December 31, 2018, when he clocked 35 years in service.

Born on October 12, 1959, in Lagos Island, Lakanu holds B.A. (Hons) Philosophy and LL.B. (Hons) from University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Master in Law from the Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom.

He attended several courses within and outside the Country, including Crime Investigation Course at the Police Staff College, Jos, and Developmental Course at Kofi Annan Centre for Peace Keeping, Accra, Ghana. He is also a fellow of National Defence College, Abuja.

Lakanu served in various capacities in the Force as AIG Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Commissioner of Police in Imo and Ekiti states, Commissioner of Police Airport Command, Lagos, Principal Staff Officer to the IGP (Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos) among others.

Until his recent appointment, he was the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja comprising the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger and Kaduna states.

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