Police Complaint Response Unit gets new head

By Abdulfatah On May 14, 2019

Joy Anyim

A new head has been appointed for the Complaints Response Unit (CRU) of the Nigeria Police Force.

The new appointee, ACP Markus Basiran is to replace ACP Abayomi Shogunle, who was recently re-deployed as Area Commander, Nkalagu, in Ebonyi State.

The appointment, which was confirmed in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, had it that the new head of CRU resumed duty on Monday, May 13, 2019.

Mba said, “ Prior to his appointment, ACP Markus Basiran has held different positions within the force, some of which include; Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 12 Bauchi, unit commander in the police mobile force (PMF) in Abuja and Bayelsa, O/C research and planning, peacekeeping office, force headquater Abuja, O/C zonal intelligence bureau, lokoja, area commander, Nkalagu, Ebonyi State.

“ He has attended policy, strategy and leadership course at Kuru Jos and tactical intelligence command & management course in Enugu.”

The new CRU boss is also a graduate of Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University and holds an M.Sc in crime management and prevention from Bayero University, Kano.

“ ACP Markus is expected to use his wide field experience in refocusing the CRU on its core mandate. He will run a community oriented complaint management system using multi-platform reporting mechanism through which citizens’ complaints, concerns and queries touching on professional Police misconducts, as well as malfeasance by members of the public can be reported and addressed in real-time.”

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has also urged all members of the Public to give the new CRU boss their full support, cooperation and all relevant information needed to effectively discharge his duty.