Last week, the promotion of Frank Mba, a former Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police came as a surprise to some Nigerians, given that he was just promoted to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police about three months earlier.

The Police Service Commission, however, justified Mba’s elevation, saying he is the most senior officer from the South East region qualified to assume the vacant slot in the police management team, following the retirement of DIG John Amadi who represented the zone.

But even before his elevation to the current rank, Mba’s meteoric rise in the Force in recent years had stirred up a hornet’s nest within and outside the police as he climbed through three ranks in less than three years.

The Force ex-spokesperson was made Commissioner of Police in January 2021; he became AIG in March 2023 and was announced as DIG on Friday, June 16.

Consequently, Mba has gained more popularity as a result of the development which sparked off insinuations that he stands a chance to head the Force sometime in future. Mba has spent 31 years in service and has about four years to his retirement.

The newly appointed Acting IGP Kayode Egbetokun is due for retirement in 2025, although President Bola Tinubu may decide to extend his stay so he could serve out the four years tenure of the IGP.

Aside from Mba, one of the few police officers who have enjoyed a stunning, steady rise is a former Commander of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, who at a time was of the same rank (DCP) as Mba.

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