POLICE GETS NEW IGP, AS IBRAHIM IDRIS ATTAINS RETIREMENT AGE

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.