Mr Umar takes over from Francis Enobore, who served in that capacity for seven years and has retired from service.
An official said the pageant was one of a series of events at the ceremony to mark the International Women’s Day earlier this month.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Ndudi Elumelu, the minority leader of the House on the floor of the House on Wednesday.
Prisons across the country have, since October 2020, witnessed six violent attacks and jailbreaks.
The NCoS had experienced series of jail attacks at different custodial centres across the country in recent times.
The Prisons Service says it needs vehicles to convey inmates from the custodian centres to various courts in the state.
“You are to show no mercy on armed invaders on our facilities because, by their action, they have declared themselves enemies of the state,” he stated.
“We are sharing the database with all security agencies in the country, including the Interpol, so those who escaped our recapture efforts can be nabbed.”
The stakeholders argued for a parole system to mitigate overcrowding in the prisons.
A total of 240 inmates were said to have escaped after gunmen broke into the prison on September 12.
