The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).
His appointment follows the redeployment of his predecessor, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, to the Delta State Police Command.
According to a statement by the Force, Hundeyin holds a BA in English Language from Lagos State University and an MSc in Legal Criminology and Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan. He also obtained a certificate in Civil-Military Coordination from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Training Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State.
The new spokesperson is an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), a Member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).
Hundeyin previously served as Police Public Relations Officer at Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Lagos, and was part of Nigeria’s contingent to the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur in 2020. He also worked as an Administration Officer at the Force Public Relations Department, Abuja, and, until his latest appointment, was the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command.
The IGP urged him to leverage his professional and field experience to strengthen the Force’s communication strategies and sustain public trust.
