Hushpuppi: DCP Tunji Disu Replaces Kyari As Head Of IRT

…As IGP assures the team will remain focused in the discharge of its professional mandate

BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – Following the suspension of DCP Abba Kyari, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday announced the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

DCP Disu replaces DCP Abba Kyari, who was suspended following his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba stated that the posting of the DCP Disu is on the heels of the Police Management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the Unit for better service delivery.

IGP Baba charged the new Head of the IRT to demonstrate his professional competence in his leadership of the Unit.

The police boss also assured 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.

Disu 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 degree in English from the Lagos State University (LASU) and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.

He has also attended several professional courses both at home and abroad that include; Small Arms Smuggling Training in Botswana, Internet Fraud Training at the Cambridge University, UK, Strategic Leadership Command Course at the Police Staff College, Jos and Forensic Investigations and Criminal Intelligence Course at the University of Lagos, amongst others.

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

His posting is with immediate effect.