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Kolawole, Acting ACP, is the new Police Public Relations Officer; (PPRO) first
female police officer to hold the appointment. Her appointment was ratified by
the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase today August 28th. Congrats to
her. Read her profile after the cut...
She is
a graduate of Nigeria Police Academy; she studied Law in Ogun State University
and graduated with Bachelor of Law degree (LL.B) in 2000. She graduated from
the Nigeria Law School where she obtained a (BL) degree and was called to the
Nigerian Bar in 2002. She attended University of Leicester, United Kingdom
where she obtained a Masters degree in Police Leadership and Management
(PLM).
She is
an officer with vast policing experience at both national and international
levels. At national level she has held several positions including Legal
Adviser, Administration officer, Intelligence officer and Force Gender Adviser
among others. At the international level, she served in the following United
Nations Missions; in East-Timor 2000, Kosovo 2004, Liberia 2006 and at the DPKO
UNHQ, New York 2007. She is a member of the pool of investigators assisting the
office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague
in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international
crimes. Besides her core academic trainings and attainments, Ag. ACP Kolawole
attended several professional Police courses within and outside the country
namely;
• Standing Police Capacity Training at the National Police Institute, Bramshil, London, United Kingdom in 2007
• Counter Terrorism Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2008
• POC/Sexual and Gender Based Violence Course at COESPU in Vicenza, Italy in 2013
• Investigating cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as International crimes at the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre, Doha, Qatar in 2013.
• Protection of Civilian Train of trainers’ course, National Defence College, Abuja 2014.
• Policy, Strategy and Leadership Course, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), Jos 2014.
• Tactical Leadership and Command Course (TLCC) Police Staff College, Jos 2014.
• Public Relations Course, Public Service Institute, Abuja 2015
• Standing Police Capacity Training at the National Police Institute, Bramshil, London, United Kingdom in 2007
• Counter Terrorism Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2008
• POC/Sexual and Gender Based Violence Course at COESPU in Vicenza, Italy in 2013
• Investigating cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as International crimes at the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre, Doha, Qatar in 2013.
• Protection of Civilian Train of trainers’ course, National Defence College, Abuja 2014.
• Policy, Strategy and Leadership Course, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), Jos 2014.
• Tactical Leadership and Command Course (TLCC) Police Staff College, Jos 2014.
• Public Relations Course, Public Service Institute, Abuja 2015
She is
a member of a number of organizations and associations such as; Nigeria Bar
Association (NBA), International Federation of Women Lawyers
(FIDA),International Association of Women Police (IAWP), International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), United Nations Women Police Network.
Until
her appointment, Ag. ACP Kolawole was
the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping and the Police Force
Gender Adviser.
She is
happily married with children. Her hobbies include reading, travelling, and
Table Tennis.
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