Police get new spokesman, nab suspect over priest’s killing

The Inspector-General Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris yesterday named Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Don Awunah as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) to replace the Acting Spokesperson, ACP Olabisi Kolawole.
ACP Kolawole, the first female FPRO, who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja, said the appointment was in line with police tradition.
She thanked the media for the support given to her and urged them to extend same to the new spokesman.
Responding, Awunah promised to increase relations between the police and the public and urged the media to give him all the necessary support to effectively discharge his duties.
Until his appointment, Awunah was the DCP in charge of Homicide Section of Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) Abuja.
Meanwhile, the Acting IGP, Ibrahim Idris has announced the arrest of a suspect by the Benue state Police Command over the kidnap and murder of a catholic priest, Reverend Father John Adeyi, in Otukpa, Benue State.
He told newsmen during his maiden Senior Officers’ Conference at the Force Headquarters in Abuja   one suspect was already in police custody undergoing interrogation.
Idris directed the Zone 8 Command of the police and the state police commissioners to improve security along the Lokoja-Okene-Benin area, over increasing spate of kidnapping.