Ex-Force PRO Benjamin Hundeyin appointed as Mopol commander in Delta
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At a glance
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Hundeyin has been appointed as the Commander of Police Mobile Force Squadron 31 in Delta State.
- Hundeyin previously served as the Force Public Relations Officer and spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command.
- His appointment follows a police leadership reshuffle after the new Inspector-General of Police took office.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Hundeyin, formerly the Force Public Relations Officer, has taken on a new role as the Commander of Police Mobile Force Squadron 31 in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.
Photographs circulating online show Hundeyin in his new commanding officer uniform. He recently led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Aniocha South Local Government Area, Jude Chukwunwike, at the council secretariat. This visit marked his first public appearance since departing his position as Force spokesperson.
Hundeyin was appointed Force Public Relations Officer in September 2025. Before that, he served as the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command and worked at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Lagos. In 2020, he participated in Nigeria's contingent for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan.
He holds a degree in English from Lagos State University and a master's degree in Legal Criminology and Security Psychology from the University of Ibadan. Hundeyin's redeployment comes after a police leadership reshuffle that occurred following the appointment of Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu.
Commander of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron 31, Ogwashi-Uku, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin
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