Pioneering Leadership: AIG Nkechi Eze takes helm as first director of Police Medical Services

AIG Nkechi Eze

Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has appointed AIG Nkechi Eze, BDS, MPH, fspsp, as the inaugural Director of the newly elevated Force Medical Services Directorate. 

This landmark move reflects the IGP’s dedication to transformative police reforms and improved welfare for personnel.

According to a press statement by CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, Force Public Relations Officer, the Force Medical Section’s upgrade to a full Directorate marks a major milestone in providing comprehensive, accessible, and efficient healthcare to members of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to the press statement posted on the Nigeria Police Force verified Facebook page, AIG Nkechi Eze is a distinguished clinician, dental surgeon, and administrator, who brings over 27 years of exemplary service to her new role. 

Born in Umuahia, Abia State, and hailing from Agbudu in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, AIG Eze holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) from the University of Benin. 

Her illustrious career spans various formations across Oyo, Ekiti, Rivers, the Federal Capital Territory, and Lagos, where she has made significant contributions to advancing police healthcare services and officers’ welfare.

IGP Egbetokun, while congratulating AIG Eze on her well-deserved appointment, charged her to leverage her wealth of experience and proven administrative acumen to reposition the Directorate as a model of excellence in police healthcare delivery.

He emphasized that the Directorate’s establishment marks a strategic investment in the health and productivity of police personnel, reiterating that the well-being of officers remains central to the operational efficiency of the Force, the statement concluded.
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