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IGP Usman Baba appoints SP Josephine Ihunwo as Zone 13 PPRO

Ms Ihunwo enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet assistant superintendent of police in 2010. She holds a BSc in Statistics from IMSU.

• June 6, 2023
Josephine Ihunwo
Josephine Ihunwo

Inspector General of Police Usman Baba has appointed SP Josephine Ihunwo as the new police public relations officer (PPRO) for Zone 13 Police Headquarters Ukpo, Dunukofia, Anambra.

Zone 13 oversees police personnel and operational activities within Anambra and Enugu.

This is contained in a statement by the police spokesman in Enugu, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday.

Ms Ihunwo is the second PPRO of Zone 13 since its creation on June 8, 2020.

Ms Ihunwo enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet assistant superintendent of police in 2010. She holds a BSc in Statistics from Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri.

Ms Ihunwo has served in various capacities, including as an administrative officer in the police command in Kano and as second-in-command of the ICT department in Enugu.

She also served in the operations department, CP monitoring and investigation unit in Anambra, and the foundation officer-in-charge of Anti-Human Trafficking in Zone 13 Ukpo.

Ms Ihunwo can be reached on 08144868883 as she seeks support from all and sundry in the zone to discharge her duties. 

(NAN)

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