The Nigeria Police Force said on Friday that a former
Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, and an Assistant
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, is still in
service since his redeployment to Plateau State.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, stated
this following the claim by some activists that Mbu’s
quietness betrayed his controversial bearing, wondering if
he was still in the Force.
She said in a text message on the inquiry, ‘‘He is still with
the Force; posted to the Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau
State, as Commandant.’’
A popular legal practitioner, Mr. Jiti Ogunye, had noted that
it was unlike the police officer to keep away from the
limelight.
He said, ‘‘One is tempted to conclude that Mbu has left the
Force because of his penchant for unguarded public
utterances. It is not like him to keep quiet for so long. He is
known to speak even more than the spokesperson of the
Force. This made us to wonder if he is still in service.’’
Besides, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association,
Ikeja branch, Mr. Monday Ubani, said the change of
leadership in the country could be responsible for the quiet
nature of Mbu.
He added, ‘‘The police officer is very intelligent and
independent-minded. I discovered this when I interacted
with him. He is well loved by his junior officers because he
cares about their welfare.’’
Mbu was at loggerheads with the then governor of Rivers
State, Rotimi Amaechi, when he was serving as the CP in
the state.
Upon his redeployment to the Federal Capital Territory as
CP in 2014, Mbu described himself as the lion who tamed
‘the leopard of Port Harcourt’ apparently referring to
Amaechi.
While serving as CP in the FCT, he banned the
#BringBackOurGirls group from holding street protests but
the then IG, Mohammed Abubakar, later overruled the
directive.
While he was redeployed to Lagos to oversee the 2015
general elections, he threatened to kill 10 persons for every
policeman killed in the line of duty.

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