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Benjamin Hundeyin replaces Ajisebutu as PPRO in Lagos

Mr Hundeyin took over from Adekunle Ajisebutu who until yesterday was the spokesman for the command.

• March 17, 2022
SP Benjamin Hundeyin and Adekunle Ajisebutu
SP Benjamin Hundeyin and Adekunle Ajisebutu

A new police public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has assumed duty at the police command in Lagos.

The announcement of the new spokesman was made in a statement by the command issued on Thursday. 

According to the statement, Mr Hundeyin holds a BA (Hons) in English Language from the Lagos State University and an MSc in Legal Criminology & Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan. 

He also holds a Certificate in Civil-Military Coordination from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Training Centre, Jaji,  Kaduna. 

He is an associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). 

Mr Hundeyin was one-time PPRO at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos and was a member of the Nigerian contingent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID) in 2020. 

Until his recent appointment, he was the administration officer at the Force Public Relations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja. 

He can be reached on 07062606717 or benjamin@hundeyin.com.

Mr Hundeyin took over  from Adekunle Ajisebutu who until yesterday was the spokesman for the command.

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