BEVERLY HILLS, July 9, (THEWILL) – Recently retired Assistant Inspector General, AIG, of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu on Saturday revealed his desire to still be a policeman if he were to reincarnate, stressing that he was retiring from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, as a fulfilled officer.
Noting that he was privileged to have headed various formations and commands in the NPF, he declared while being honoured with a colourful pulling-out ceremony at the Police Staff College in Jos, that: “I am leaving the Police Force with my shoulders and head high.
“I am proud to be a policeman, and to retire as a policeman. And if there is reincarnation, I make bold to say I will still be a policeman,” he averred.
The one-time commissioner of police in Rivers recalled that: “In December 1985, we passed out from this same Police Staff College as cadets, before the establishment of the Police Academy Permanent site in Kano.
“Today is the time to dance; a day of fulfilment for me because we started the journey in January 1985 with 96 officers, and as at June 30, 2016, we were 48 left. Some are presently Assistant Commissioners of Police, ACP, some Deputy Commissioners of Police, DCP, and others Commissioners of Police, CP. By God’s grace and mercy, I am retiring in the IGP category in good health.”
Mbu stressed that he was “leaving the Police Staff College, Jos, ten times better than I met it on October 5th 2015”, even as he appreciated his bosses, “IGPs Ogbonnaya Onovo and Mohammed Abubakar for their mentorship and continuous support throughout my career.”
He had these words for those still in service: “I also want to use this opportunity to urge senior officers to take the welfare of their subordinates seriously and give them words of encouragement.
“I urge Police officers all over Nigeria to love one another; how can you be disliked outside and inside too?
“Avoid petty jealously and witch-hunt, there is a difference between being strict and being wicked, Superiors should look for the best in their subordinates and use it.”
