President Buhari Douses Tension Appoints New Inspector General of Police

Feelers from the Presidency confirmed on Monday that a new Inspector General of Police has been appointed to replace the outgoing IG Ibrahim Idris.

It would be recalled that Ibrahim Idris has attained the statutory age of 60 for retirement as demanded by the Police Force.

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The appointment of the new Inspector General of Police will be made public by the presidency before the end of the week.

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A reliable source confirmed that,

“Ibrahim Idris has gone home to move his things from the official quarters and we are now waiting for a formal handing over.”

Until his appointment Monday night, Mr Mohammed, from Nasarawa State, is an assistant inspector-general by rank. He is also known within police circles as Adamu Mohammed Lafia, in reference to his place of birth, which is the Nasarawa State capital.

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Mr Mohammed was born on November 9, 1961. He enlisted in the police in 1986. He has a bachelors degree in geography.

He was at one time a Director of Peacekeeping Operations. He is a former Police Commissioner in Enugu and was an AIG in charge of Zone 5.

The Nasarawa-born police chief has served with the United Nations and INTERPOL.

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He was also a former Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP) in Ekiti State.

He is currently a directing staff member at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State.

His elevation might see several deputy inspectors-general retired from service, an exercise that would be reminiscent of how Mr Buhari sacked DIGs when he named Mr Idris as IG in June 2016.

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Mr Idris’ controversial tenure was capped with widespread insinuations that he might remain in office beyond the period permitted by Nigerian laws.

Mr Mohammed’s spent years of his career with Interpol, the International Law Enforcement outfit that has Nigeria as a prominent member. He was at the Headquarters of the agency in Lyon, France, for several years.

Sources familiar with his career described him as a “diligent and unruffled” police officer.

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