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Frank Kurubo Isaac Pepple (12 September 1913 – 9 August 1974) was a distinguish Nigerian police officer and public servant who rose to prominence as a Commissioner of Police and later served as Commissioner for Rehabilitation in the post-Civil War era in Nigeria.
Born in the Grand Bonny Kingdom, Rivers State to Mr. Isaac Manilla Pepple and Madam Mercy Pepple. Frank Pepple attended Bonny Government School before enrolling at Enitonia Boys High School, Port Harcourt. After completing his education, he briefly worked as a teacher in Enugu before joining the Nigeria Police Force in 1935 as a constable at the age of 22. He was popularly called 'Uncle Frank'
Over a distinguished 35-year career, Frank Pepple rose through the ranks, retiring in 1970 as a substantive Commissioner of Police. Known for his integrity, passion and dedication, he served meticulously in various police commands across Nigeria, as well as in the Southern Cameroons. He also participated in United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Congo during the tumultuous era of Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Kasa-Vubu.
Frank Pepple completed advanced officer training courses in England and Scotland. Within the Nigeria Police Force, he held several key positions, including lecturer at the Police College in Enugu, Commandant of the Southern Police College in Ikeja, and Chief Superintendent of Police in Onitsha and Uyo. Notably, he was the first Commissioner of Police for both the South-Eastern State (with Calabar as the capital) and the Rivers State Command (with Port Harcourt as the capital). In Rivers State, he was a member of the State Executive Council under the administration of Navy Commander Alfred Diete-Spiff.
Following his retirement, Pepple was appointed Commissioner for Rehabilitation, overseeing the distribution of relief materials in the war-torn Eastern States of Nigeria after the Nigerian Civil War. He held this position until shortly before his death on 9 August 1974 at the age of 61.
He was married with children and grand children. The popular Pepple Street in Ikeja, Lagos was name after him.