President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector General of Police following the retirement of the erstwhile IGP Ibrahim Idris from service effective from Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
A source at the Presidency has said that Buhari has appointed AIG Abubakar Adamu Mohammed acting Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Adam, who was the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), will be officially announced as the new Police Boss, on Tuesday.
The choice of Adamu was made from a list of names of officers presented to the President.
The Crest can confirm that the Presidency would officially announce the new appointment on Tuesday.
Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Adamu was a Directing Officer at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), in Jos, Plateau State, but would wait for an official announcement.
Outgoing Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris met with the president at the State House on Monday afternoon, a visit police sources said has become a tradition for outgoing inspectors-general in recent years.
“We have a new police IG,” a source said. “Ibrahim Idris has gone home to move his things from the official quarters and we are now waiting for a formal handing over.”
The source spoke under anonymity to avoid being castigated as disclosing crucial information before formal announcement.
Until his appointment Monday night, 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.
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.
He is currently a directing staff member at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State.
Idris, who retires tomorrow on age grounds, was an AIG when he was appointed.
Idris’ controversial tenure was capped with widespread insinuations that he might remain in office beyond the period permitted by Nigerian laws.
Critics had accused Buhari of scheming to retain him for the 2019 elections, a claim administration supporters rejected.
Still, security analysts said critics and supporters of the government alike would be relieved of the controversies that characterised Idris’ tenure.
The former IG was accused of corruption and brutality, although he denied wrongdoing and regularly praised himself as a fine law enforcement officer.
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.
