Bala Ciroma  has been appointed as Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territoyr (FCT), Abuja, by the inspector general of police.

He resumed duty at the command headquarters yesterday upon taking over from his predecessor Sadiq Abubakar Bello after a handing-over ceremony.

According  the command’s spokesperson, DSP Anjuguri Manzah,  Ciroma holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Geography from the University of Maiduguri and was appointed into the force in March 1990 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). 

“He is an alumnus of Hong Kong University where he bagged a Post Graduate Certificate in Corruption Studies. He is a member of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE),” he added.

Ciroma was recently posted to take over as the commissioner of police of Plateau state following recent killings in the state but his posting was rescinded.

Before then, he was Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for the FCT Command.