Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the appointment of DCP Anthony Okon Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), outgoing Force spokesman Hundeyin said in a statement on Sunday announcing Placid’s appointment.
Immediate past IGP Kayode Egbetokun appointed Hundeyin as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) in September 2025. Before then, Hundeyin served as the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command.
The new appointment comes weeks after Disu assumed office as Nigeria’s police chief and the subsequent reshuffle in the police hierarchy.
Police said, Placid is a “seasoned officer” with vast experience in administration, intelligence, operations, training, and international peacekeeping.
Born on 2 December 1970 in Uyo, the new Force spokesman hails from Mbiokporo Nsit, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
Placid is a graduate of Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Uyo and has a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.) from the University of Jos.
The officer also studied law at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
Nigeria’s new police spokesman began his career as a cadet assistant superintendent of police at the Police Academy, Kano, in 1996. He was commissioned in August 1998.