The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Anthony Okon Placid as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).
The appointment was announced on Sunday in a statement issued by the outgoing FPRO, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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Hundeyin said the appointment followed the approval of the Inspector-General of Police.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the appointment of DCP Anthony Okon Placid as the new Force Public Relations Officer,” the statement said.
He described Placid as a seasoned officer with extensive experience in administration, operations, intelligence, training and international peacekeeping.
“DCP Placid is a seasoned officer of the Nigeria Police Force with extensive experience in administration, operations, intelligence, training and international peacekeeping,” Hundeyin said.
Placid was born on December 2, 1970, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and hails from Mbiokporo Nsit in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of the state.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Uyo and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the University of Jos. He also studied law at the National Open University of Nigeria.
According to the statement, Placid joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police at the Police Academy in Kano in 1996 and was commissioned in August 1998.
Hundeyin noted that the new FPRO has attended several professional and international courses, including the United Nations Peace Operations Specialised Training (POST), where he obtained certifications in police studies, military studies, gender awareness, international humanitarian law, human rights and civilian protection.
He also completed the UNITAR Senior Leadership and Peacebuilding course in Kenya.
The statement added that Placid has served in several strategic capacities within and outside Nigeria, including Police Public Relations Officer in Adamawa State and at the Police Staff College in Jos.
He also served as Chief of Training in the African Union Mission in Sudan and Head of Training and Development in the United Nations Mission in Darfur.
Other positions he held include Divisional Police Officer in Federal Housing, Calabar; Bakassi; Uruan; and Gembu, as well as Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Robbery Unit in Kaduna State.
He also served as African Union Election Security Adviser, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations) in Akwa Ibom and Kogi states, Assistant Commissioner of Police in the Intelligence Department in Abia State, and Deputy in charge of Administration and Finance at the Zone 3 Headquarters in Yola.
Hundeyin further noted that Placid is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and a Commonwealth Human Rights Trainer as well as a trainer on International Humanitarian Law with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Placid is also a graduate of the Senior Executive Course (SEC 47) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, where he was inducted as a Member of the National Institute on December 13, 2025.
