Lagos has gotten another female police public relations officer (PPRO) with the appointment of Superintendent of Police Abimbola Adebisi by Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun.
In a statement on X, the Lagos State Police Command said she assumed duty on Monday.
Officer Adebisi holds a degree in english language and literature from Tai Solarin University of Education and a master’s degree in english language from the National Open University of Nigeria.
She has received professional training in human rights, human psychology, conflict management and child protection from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana.
She also attended the advanced detective course at the Police Staff College, Jos.
Adebisi is an associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and belongs to international bodies including the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
Before her posting to Lagos, she served as staff officer to the deputy inspector general of police, operations and personal assistant to the commissioner of police, special protection unit (SPU).
She was most recently the police public relations liaison officer at the SPU, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Lagos Command said Adebisi will oversee relations between the police, the media and residents of the state in line with the vision of the IGP.
Previous female PPROs of the Lagos Command include Ngozi Braide and Dolapo Badmos.
In a post on Instagram, the former PPRO and the newly appointed Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) Benjamin Hundeyin, also introduced her in an Instagram post, sharing her contact information for official correspondence.
In the caption he wrote, “I present to you the new Public Relations Officer @policeng_lagos SP Abimbola Adebisi. She can be reached on 09055390070 or abimbola.adebisi001@gmail.com. Kindly accord her all the support and cooperation she needs to succeed at her new role.”
