By Emeka Amaefula
MEET RIVERS STATE SMART POLICE PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER, SP GRACE WOYENGIKURO IRINGE- KOKO
The coming into the office of Police Public Relation Officer PPRO for Supretendent of Police SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko did bring a dramatic change in the way and manner members of the public view Police Officers and the common slogan that “Police is your friend”. For her doggedness and focus on the job SP Grace Iringe-Koko actually learnt alot as Deputy Police Public Relation Officer,PPRO to late SP Nnamdi Omoni who she took over from. This Okolobiri Town Yenagoa Bayelsa state born Izon daughter serving Police Officer SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe- Koko is a game changer with her bright serious looking beautiful mien and arresting smiles that easily gives way to her dutiful law enforcement responsibilities as an image maker for the Rivers state Police Command where she holds sway. Inside her office are written inscriptions and several pieces of religious printed admonitions encouraging her guests to embrace God’s unfailing love and keep to the laws of the fatherland Nigeria. For those who come troubled and usually do have their challenges with security almost half solved with psychological healing powers of SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko.
Her Police uniforms pressed on her well tailored body physique which make her one of the smartest female Police Public Relations Officers PPROs,in Nigerian Police Force.
Although, she was enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force in the year 2000 as a recruit Constable but her tenacity and absolute focus on self improvement with self-discipline and hardworking attitude has led to her elevation to the rank of Supretendent of Police SP as she duly looks forward to her well merited next rank promotion of Chief Supretendent of Police CSP.
Her well cherished academic attainment started from her early childhood education at State School 2, Ibadan Oyo state from where she gained admission into the popular all female Girls Secondary School Harbour Road, Port Harcourt Rivers state. Her devotion to being part of the agents of change led her to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree BSc in Mass Communication at Rivers STATE University. Haven obtained a good educational qualification SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko did not rest on her oars as a female Police Officer instead she pursued higher degree in Master of Science MSc Degree in Mass Communication from same Rivers State University Nkpolu- Orowurokwo Port Harcourt Rivers state. Her next scholarly approach to improving societal development may lead her to obtain further a doctoral degree in her chosen area of specilization being Communication studies and Artificial Intelligence application in Security and Communication.
For SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe- Koko bringing Nigerian Police Force image cleaner than she met it when she got enlisted in the year 2000 has remained one of her greatest achievements in the service of her fatherland Nigeria as a committed Police woman of repute. As a family oriented submissive married woman she is a mother blessed with adoring children.
Given the relevant position of Rivers state as hub of Oil and Gas exploration and exploitation as home to critical infrastructure to the mainstream of Nigeria’s economy, her phone number +234(0)9014273818 is always buzzing with calls for confirmation of stories and events taking place in Rivers state as Crime Reporters’ beat across the globe find Police Public Relations Officer,PPRO SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko a reliable source of doing their jobs creditably. To this end, her immediate boss Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju is happy having a complementing ally holding sway in the management of vital information critical to maintaining cordial relationship with the civilian populace and other members of the publics.
—-Emeka Amaefula—–+234(0)8111813069—–
