The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has congratulated Police Constable, Mary Yetunde Aina (aka Iron Abbey) for clinching the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title belt.
“Iron Abbey” achieved the feat on Friday February 18, 2022, when she defeated United Kingdom’s Laura Pain, at the City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex, London.
Abbey, who serves in the Lagos State Police Command, has distinguished herself greatly 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. The IGP also 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.
The 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 advancement of modern policing strategies that are capable of strengthening the internal security of the country as required.
