IGP appoints DCP Tunji Disu head of Police Intelligence Response Team

*Assures IRT will remain focused in discharge of its professional mandate

Etim Ekpimah

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, August 2, 2021, approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

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.

A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, said the IGP has charged the new head of the IRT to demonstrate his professional competence in his leadership of the unit.

According to the statement, the IGP assures citizens that the IRT will remain focused in the discharge of its duties in line with national statutes and international best practices.

“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 in English from the Lagos State University (LASU) and a Master’s in Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.

“He has also attended many 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, among others,” the statement added.

Disu is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Nigeria Institute of Public Relations and Chattered Institute of Personnel Management, among other professional bodies.

The statement noted that Disu’s posting is with immediate effect.