Former Commissioner of Police and Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Odita (rtd) is dead.
He died on Friday, June 23, 2023, after a brief illness, at the age of 84, at the Critical Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
Odita was the Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force between 1990 and 1992, when he was said to have tremendously raised the bar in Police Public Relations, setting the standard for later successes in police/citizen relationship.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has sent his message of condolence to members of Odita’s family, friends and loved ones on the sudden death of the former commissioner of police.
In a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Odita was described as a communications expert, media mogul, Principal Consultant/CEO FrankCom Limited.
Odita who hails from Delta State, retired from the Nigeria Police Force in 1993.
He was a co-founder and presenter of Security Watch Africa, and was instrumental to the floating and establishment of various television and radio programmes which served to show the inner workings of the Police and thereby improved its perception amongst the public.
While commiserating with the family, the IGP urged them to be strong and focus on upholding the legacies of their husband, father, and grandfather.
The IGP was said to have equally restated that he was a man dedicated to diligence in his lifetime both within and outside of public service.
