In a move by the Nigeria Police Force to fill the space at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) unit after the suspension of Abba Kyari, the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba, has approved the posting of Tunji Disu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, to become its new head.
The posting, which was announced on Monday, August 2, 2021, was aimed at refocusing the IRT for a better service delivery, aside the decision of NPF’s management to fill the leadership gap within the unit.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, said that the IGP charged Disu to demonstrate his professional competence in his leadership of the IRT unit.
He also assured citizens that the IRT would remain focused in the discharge of its duties, in line with national statutes and international best practices.
Before his appointment as the new head of the IRT, DCP 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 Criminal Investigation Department, Rivers State, as the deputy head of the unit.
The new head of IRT was once in Ondo State before he was made the SARS Coordinator at Oyo State Police Command. He was moved from Oyo to Rivers State and became the Commander of SARS.
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 Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.
He has also attended several 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.
He 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.
He is to resume at his new posting immediate effect.
