The Acting Chairman, Cricket Association in the Nigeria Police Force, Ms Josephine Ihunwo, a Superintendent of Police (SP) has emerged as the new Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO) for Zone 13 Ukpo, Anambra State.
Ihunwo, who emerged as the second ZPPRO for the zone which was created in the year 2020 to cover Anambra and Enugu police commands, replaced the immediate past ZPPRO, SP Nkeiruka Nwode.
According to a statement signed by the new ZPPRO, her appointment was approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
The graduate of Statistics from Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 2010 and has since then served the force in various capacities.
“Josephine has served the Force in various capacities; which includes as Admin Officer (AO) in Kano State Police Command. She was the second in command 2i/c ICT Department, Enugu State Police Command. She has served in the Operations Department, CP Monitoring and Investigation Unit all in Anambra State Police Command. She is the foundation Officer-In-Charge of Anti-Human Trafficking in Zone 13 Ukpo.
“Josephine is a vibrant sports lover and has commanded sports activities as the sports supervisor in Enugu State Police Command. She was the Anambra State Police Command Sports Officer who led the command to so many victories with lots of medals, this elevated her to the position of Zonal Sports Officer.
“She is the Acting Chairman Cricket Association in the Nigeria Police Force, and has attended several courses locally and internationally. She has moral values and thrives to uphold equity, justice and fairness in all areas of life which would be greatly impactful in her new role,” she added.
