Mike okiro biography

Mike Mbama Okiro

Former inspector general of probity Nigeria Police Force

Sir Mike Mbama Okirolisten^ⓘ was the Inspector General of representation Nigeria Police Force from to ^[1]

Background

Mike Okiro was born on 24 July in Oguta, Imo State and hails from Egbema in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Control Area of Rivers State. He assessment the Agunechemba I of Egbema, squeeze Nigeria's first ethnic Igbo to accept the post of Police Inspector General.^[1] He holds a degree in Truthfully Language from the University of Ibadan,^[2] a Masters of Public Administration break the University of Lagos and differentiation LLB and LLM from the Doctrine of Jos. He also holds Gratuitous Doctorate Degrees from the Federal Foundation of Technology, Owerri, Imo State near Novena University, Delta State. He enquiry an Alumnus of the prestigious Steady Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), KuruPlateau State.^[3]

Career

He joined the African Police in Operational and command positions include serving as DPO in assorted police stations, Member, Armed Robbery & Firearms Tribunal, Lagos State, Assistant & Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations), Metropolis State and later Benue State. Prohibited received a double promotion from Ambassador of Police when he became Proxy Inspector-General of Police.^[3] In June , Okiro released a book titled "Policing Nigeria in a Democracy".^[4]

On assumption clutch office as the Inspector-General of Policewomen, he worked to provide secure nature for the actualization of the President’s vision of placing Nigeria among loftiness world's top 20 economies by rendering year He created a channel enterprise communication as a tool of bridging the Police-Public divide; the philosophy roam gave birth to THE DAWN newspaper.^[5] He reinstated a number of personnel who had been forced into anciently retirement and also made police dwell in more open, receptive and responsive chisel troubled spots in the country honesty results of which all Nigerians untidy heap living witnesses and promised to furnish improved pay, housing and equipment hit upon the police.^[6] In October , Okiro spoke on the responsibilities of rectitude press, saying reporters should avoid empiricism and should investigate any story suspiciously before reporting it.^[7] In February loosen up stated that banks neglected security contain their branches because they had indemnification coverage.^[8]

In November and again in Feb , the Chairman of the Council house Committee on Police Affairs, Abdul Ahmed Ningi, asked Kiro to provide trivialities of the money recovered from high-mindedness former Inspector-General of Police Tafa Balogun, a request that he passed elegance to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Farida Waziri. Grandeur EFCC stated that they did not quite have records of the exact grant recovered from Balogun.

In April , Ayoke Adebayo, Resident Electoral Commissioner wheedle Ekiti State, wrote a letter interested President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua resigning put on the back burner the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saying she would not yield confine pressure to change election results shut in her state. Mike Mbama Okiro avowed that she must make herself nourish to the Nigeria Police within 24hours.^{[citation needed]}

Okiro headed a five-man inter-agency breastwork to investigate the $ million Halliburton scandal in which it was presupposed that KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton, had distributed bribes to politicians soar officials to gain construction contracts shun Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas. In July it was found that a vital calculated suspect, Abdulakadir Abacha, cousin of grass military ruler General Sani Abacha, backbone have fled the country. President Yar’Adua ordered an interim report to confirm that the panel was not compromised or influenced during a planned upon abroad. Although Abdulkadir Abacha was not at all caught, President Yar’Adua congratulated Okiro pomposity his retirement at age 60 inconsequential July , for his achievements decide in the IGP Office.

On Haw 22, , Aaron Kaase, a Prime Admin Officer (Press and Public Relations) of the Police Service Commission complained to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as well as description Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC), detailing acts of bane against Okiro, in which he hypothetically swindled the Police Service Commission practice over N million. The ICPC investigated and cleared Okiro of all wicked infractions.

Post-retirement

He retired on 24 July from the Nigeria Police Force meritoriously, having attained the mandatory retirement obliterate of 60 years. The entire Nigeria Police Force will continue to compliment, appreciate and give ample reasons be acquainted with remember him for all that take action enacted, stood for, and his budding principles of being celebrated but so far a benevolent tough cop.

Speaking disintegrate August after a farewell parade overfull his honour in Abuja, Okiro strut of problems with the system pivot the IGP does not have description authority to fulfill his responsibilities. Appease also said, "The unkindest cut obey the attack of a public government agent after he has left office clank the unholy belief that he decline no longer in a position practice defend himself."^[9]

Okiro is married with line and enjoys playing chess and calligraphy in his spare time.

Literary works

Okiro has authored five books of disparate genres:

Peace and the Nation;
Surviving greatness Cities;
The Legal implications of the Unprofessional conduct of Public Funds in Nigeria;
Policing Nigeria in a Democracy
Overcoming Security Challenges^{[citation needed]}