Frank Mba

Frank Mba is a Nigerian police officer and lawyer. He is currently serving as the Deputy Inspector General of Nigeria Police in charge of the Department of Training and Development making him a member of the Nigeria Police management team .





== Early life and education ==

Mba was born in Lagos State. He joined the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1994 as a cadet officer and was trained at the Nigeria Police Academy in Kano, where he graduated as the best cadet. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Lagos, where he also attended the Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002. He further pursued a Master’s degree in Law (LLM) at the University of Dundee in Scotland, United Kingdom, graduating with Distinction.





== Career ==

Mba began his policing career as an Inspector and steadily rose through the ranks. In 1999, he was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), followed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in 2003. He was promoted to Superintendent of Police (SP) in 2008, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) in 2012, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in 2014, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in 2018, and Commissioner of Police (CP) in December 2020. In March 2023, he was decorated as an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).