A Nigeria Police Constable has distinguished herself in the world of sport. this singular display has endear her to sport lovers and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, who mentioned her on the hall of fame and decided to throw enconmium on her. The IGP full of enthusiasm, said that on behalf of the entire Police Force, we congratulate the famous Police Constable, Mary Yetunde Aina (aka Iron Abbey), on her victory at the international championship bout against United Kingdom’s Laura Pain, to clinch the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title belt.
The fight took place at City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex, London on Friday February 18, 2022.
Abbey serves in the Lagos State Police Command, and has distinguished herself in the boxing sphere by winning several awards and recommendations as a Boxing Referee at the amateur level. She is equally a renowned boxing judge and professional boxer with a clean sheet and several amateur wins to her name.
The IGP, who intends to receive the champion in Nigeria on arrival soon, commended the cop for her courage and giant strides in making the nation and the Nigeria Police Force proud. In the same vein, the IGP called on sports enthusiasts within the Force to be unrelenting in developing their skills and dauntless in charting new frontiers in the world of sports.
Similarly, IGP while applauding the unprecedented feats recorded in the Nigeria Police Sports circle, charged officers of the Nigeria Police Force to develop and diversify their talents towards the advancements of modern policing strategies that are capable of strengthening the internal security of the country as required.