Colleagues Shower Encomiums As Former PRO, Enobore Of NSoC Retires ……Umar Pleages to keep pace

Oru Leonard

The Public Relations Unit of the NIgerian Correctional Service (NCoS), in a dinner put together to honour the immediate past National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Retired Controller Francis Enobore, shower encomiums on him with nostalgic mention on the professionalism he instituted in the Service.

The out gone National PRO, in his remarks appreciated God and commended all those that worked with him adding that he was lucky all through his carrier.

“I will consider myself as being lucky all through my carrier. I never really had it too rough with journalists. We worked together as partners in progress because from day one I made them to understand that the Nigerian corrections centre is an organization that belongs to everybody.

“I also made them understand that the door is open for any information that they want and when it is not available, I can sort for it and make it available to them. In all I have cause to thank God and them for assisting me in carrying out my duties efficiently, he concluded.

Speaking at the event, the new National PRO, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, Abubakar Umar pledged to move the organization forward by improving on what is left on board.

He also called for the cooperation of the Media in propagating the activities of the NCoS.

About Abubakar Umar

He joined the then Nigerian Prisons Service precisely on November 19, 1990 and has had a successful career working across several formations.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology.

Prior to his deployment to the National Headquarters, he was the PRO, Correctional Service Staff College Kaduna, and had previously served as Deputy PRO and PRO respectively, Kogi State Command.