Inspector-general of police (IGP) Usman Baba on Monday met police constable Mary Aina aka Mary Abbey who clinched the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title recently in the UK.
Mary Abbey, who serves in the Lagos State Police Command, defeated Briton Laura Pain to win the title.
Baba received the boxing policewoman at the Force Headquarters in Abuja and gave her a special promotion to the rank of corporal and some monetary reward “for distinguishing herself greatly in the boxing sphere.”
Mary Abbey has won 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 had in a press statement on February 20 charged police personnel to develop and diversify their talents towards the achievement of modern policing strategies that are capable of strengthening the country’s internal security.
