President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed AIG Abuabakar
Adamu as the Acting Inspector General of Police.
He replaces Ibrahim Idris, who has attained the statutory
retirement of 60 in the force.
Impeccable sources gave us this exclusively on Monday evening and
said the appointment will be made official shortly.
Until his appointment, he was the head of the National
Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
The Nasarawa-born police chief has served with the United
Nations and INTERPOL.
He was also a former Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in
Ekiti State.
It
could be recalled that, there has been controversy
over whether the Inspector General of police (IGP) Idris Kpotum Ibrahim should
go or remain just few weeks to the nation’s general elections.
As the civil service rule stipulates, public servant must retire
after 35 years of service or at the attainment of the age of 60. Idris was
appointed by President Buhari on March 21, 2016. He replaced Solomon Arase, who
retired from the Nigeria Police Force on June 21, 2016 after reaching
statutory age of 60. The guidelines in the Nigeria Police Service Commission
stipulate that an IGP is entitled to a pre-retirement leave before clocking age
60 which Idris has attained today Monday January 14, 2019.
