Frank Mba bows out of Nigeria Police after 34 years of service

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development at Force Headquarters, Frank Mba, has voluntarily retired from the Nigeria Police Force after serving for 34 years.

His retirement comes amid recent leadership changes within the force, including the departure of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police.

Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has invited seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police for promotion interviews to fill vacant Deputy Inspector-General positions.

Those shortlisted for the exercise are Margareth Ochalla, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, Ishiaku Mohammed, Zacharia Fera Achinyan, Zango Ibrahim Baba, Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, and Umar Shehu Nadada.

They are expected to appear before the commission on Friday for the screening.

Mba joined the Nigeria Police Force in May 1992 as a cadet officer and graduated as the best cadet in academics from the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.

He is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association. Mba earned a law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the bar in 2002 after completing his studies at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.

He later obtained a Master’s degree in Law with distinction from the University of Dundee in Scotland.

Throughout his career, Mba attended several international professional programmes, including the FBI National Academy in Quantico, United States, as well as leadership programmes at Harvard University and the University of Oxford.

He also served in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia between 2006 and 2007.

Over the years, he held several key positions including Area Commander in Ajah and Festac in Lagos, Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Commissioner of Police in charge of the Border Patrol Force at Force Headquarters, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Panti, Lagos.

In his farewell message, Mba thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity to serve the country during his administration.