Tunji Disu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has appointed Anthony Okon Placid, a deputy commissioner of police, as the new force public relations officer (FPRO).
Placid will replace Benjamin Hundeyin, who was appointed as FPRO in September 2025 by Kayode Egbetokun, immediate past IGP.
Hundeyin announced the appointment of Placid in a statement released on Sunday.
According to the statement, Placid was born on December 2, 1970 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. He hails from Mbiokporo Nsit, Nsit Ibom LGA of Akwa Ibom state.
He holds a bachelor of science degree in geography and regional planning from the University of Uyo. He earned a master of arts in law and diplomacy from the University of Jos. He studied law at the National Open University of Nigeria.
He was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as a cadet assistant superintendent of police at the Police Academy, Kano in 1996, and was commissioned in August 1998.
Placid has served in various capacities within the force.
He had served as the police public relations officer of Adamawa and Police Staff College, Jos.
His other roles include: chief of training, African Union Mission in Sudan; head of training and development, United Nations Mission in Darfur; divisional police officer in Federal Housing Calabar, Bakassi, Uruan, and Gembu; officer-in-charge, Anti-Robbery Unit, Kaduna state; African Union Election Security Adviser; assistant commissioner of police (Operations) in Akwa Ibom and Kogi states; assistant commissioner of police, intelligence department, Abia state; and deputy in charge of administration and finance, zone 3 headquarters, Yola.
