By Dipo Olowookere
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, to act as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Mr Adama replaces Mr Ibrahim Idris, who retired from service on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 after clocking 60 today.
A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the police spokesman, Mr Jimoh Moshood, said Mr Idris has been directed by the President to handover to Mr Adamu.
“The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria has consequently directed that the outgoing Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, hand over to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, as the Acting Inspector General of Police.”
The acting IGP hails from Lafia, Nasarawa State holds a BSc. Degree in Geography. He enlisted into the Force on February 1, 1986 as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
Mr Adamu is said to be a versatile and seasoned police officer, a professional per excellence and has attended several Senior Officer Courses on Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, Control and Management within and outside Nigeria.
Before his appointment as the acting IGP, he was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.
He was Commissioner of Police in Ekiti and Enugu States and also AIG in charge of Zone 5 Police Command Headquarters, Benin, Edo State.
In the statement, the outgone IGP thanked the President for the opportunity given to him to serve under his administration.
“He also sincerely expresses gratitude to all Nigerians across the country for the cooperation and support they accorded him and the entire personnel of the Force during his tenure.
“He enjoined them to extend the same level of support and assistance to his successor,” he was quoted as saying in the statement.
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