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  • Dickson hails Buhari on choice of Adamu as IGP

    Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the choice of Mr. Muhammed Adamu as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP).

    The Governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Thursday, described the new IGP as a dedicated professional with the requisite experience for the job.

    He, however, urged the new IGP to give required attention to the need to refocus the police for more effective service delivery with emphasis on professionalism.

    Dickson said that his interactions with the new IGP when he was the Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 5, showed that he was a brilliant career officer with the right experience for the job.

    He called on Nigerians to support to the new IGP to enable to him the succeed in the onerous task of securing lives and prosperities in the society.

    The governor assured the new IGP of his support and prayers “as long as he does what is right in fairness to everybody.”

    He said: “I commend President Muhammadu Buhari on the choice of a new IGP, in the person of Muhammed Adamu, a professional police officer.

    Read Also: Dickson to politicians: support military to win war against Boko Haram

    “From my experience and interactions with the New IGP when he was Assistant Inspector General òf Police in charge of Zone 5, my judgement is that he did a good job, as a brilliant career officer with the right experience.

    “I congratulate him and urge him to refocus the service for greater professionalism and national service. He should raise the bar of professionalism and service in the police.

    “I also call for support for the new IGP especially at this critical time of our nation’s history to enable him to succeed in the sensitive task of security our society.

    “As long as he does what is right and he is fair to all, he will always have my support and prayers”.

  • I’ll tackle security challenges, says new IGP Adamu

    President Buhari Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday decorated the new Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    Speaking to State House correspondents after his decoration by the President, Adamu thanked Buhari for considering him worthy to be the next Inspector-General of Police.

    He pledged to tackle the nation’s socio-political and security challenges, particularly the problems of violent crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping and abduction.

    “We know that there are security challenges that we need to tackle in the country like the issues of kidnapping, abduction and other security challenges.

    “From the strategies put in place by the former IGP, we will re-strategise and make sure that we tackle these challenges squarely.’’

    On the forthcoming general elections, Adamu said he was going to build up on the strategies put in place by the outgoing IGP to ensure a hitch-free electoral exercise.

    The Ag. IGP, who was accompanied to the villa by the outgoing IGP, also pledged to maintain neutrality and to be fair to all while carrying out his official duties before, during and after the general elections.

    “Adequate arrangement has been made to make sure that free and fair and credible elections take place in Nigeria.

    “We are going to build up on the strategies put in place to make sure that we have hitch-free elections in the country.

    “We are going to stick by the rules, we are going to do the right thing. We will not go outside the ethics of our job to do things that are untoward, everybody will be given level playing ground to play his or her politics,’’ he said.

    The outgoing IGP, who also addressed the correspondents after the decoration of the new IGP by the president, announced his retirement from service.

    “I want to inform Nigerians that today I am 60 years and I think I have reached the pinnacle of my career.

    “So, I am going to handover to my successor, the incoming Inspector General of Police.

    Read Also: 8 things you should know about new IGP Adamu

    “He is an officer I know very well. We knew each other in the past, we have worked together and I wish him success,’’ he said.

    AIG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu hails from Lafia, Nasarawa State and holds a BSc in Geography.

    He enlisted into the Force on February 1, 1986 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police

    Before his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police, he was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.

    He was Commissioner of Police in Ekiti and Enugu States and also Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5 Police Command Headquarters, Benin, Edo.

     

  • NGF congratulates Ag. IGP Adamu

    The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has congratulated the new Acting Inspector General of Police Mr. Adamu Abubakar Mohammed.

    The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat In a statement signed by Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head, Media and Public Affairs believes that the appointment is well deserved considering his personal accomplishments.

    Adamu Mohammed Lafia had occupied the office of the Director of Peace Keeping operations, led the Enugu Police Command as Police Commissioner and was AIG in charge of Zone 5.

    Until his appointment, he was at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) as a directing staff. Adamu Mohammed Lafia is reputed to be a man of impeccable character.

    Apart from heading Police formations at their most strategic levels in Nigeria, Adamu Mohammed Lafia had also risen to the apex of international policing in Lyon France, where he rose through the hierarchy of the organization to ascend the exalted position of the Vice President of INTERPOL, a position he held for years with distinction.

    Read Also: Buhari decorates new IGP Adamu

    According to the statement, the Director General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr. Asishana B Okauru said “I am absolutely sure that Adamu Mohammed Lafia would bring professionalism and true leadership to policing in our country”.

    Okauru, who had worked with several notable police officers during his time as the Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) within the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) further added that “I can attest to his solid pedigree and rich experience. He is arguably the most qualified serving police officer at this time, to occupy the very sensitive office of the Inspector General of Police”.

    The NGF sincerely hope that the new top cop would harness all his experiences from his previous offices, at home and abroad, with dexterity and a fervent drive to curb crime, ensure peace in the entire country and once again propound the policing principles that will lead Nigerians to believe that the police, “is your friend”.

  • PDP sets agenda for new IGP

    The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) has charged the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately commence the re-engineering of the Nigeria Police to restore professionalism and adherence to rules of engagement in the Force.

    On the other hand, the party berated the outgoing Inspector General, Ibrahim Idris, for a “shameful and partisan” tenure.

    In a statement by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said Idris destroyed professionalism in the police and compromised the lives and security of Nigerians, adding that he must be held accountable for all the atrocities he allegedly committed while in office.

    The statement said, “Ibrahim Idris will be remembered as the only IGP in our political history, who surrendered the responsibilities of his exalted office to the whims and caprices of politicians who share courtesies with the Buhari Presidency.

    “He defied the need to secure troubled areas and watched carelessly while an integral part of our nation was engulfed in bloody clashes.

    “Idris will also be remembered as that Police Officer, who had a penchant for framing innocent Nigerians with ridiculous allegations. Throughout his inglorious tenure, he functioned as the commander of the militant wing of the APC, just to retain his office and remain in power”.

    The main opposition party urged the new Police boss to learn a lesson from the “shameful end” of Idris as IGP by immediately setting up the process of re-orientating and insulating the Force from partisan politics while subjecting it to the tenets of democracy and the rule of law.

    It also urged the police chief to avoid the pitfalls of the last IGP, who has gone down in history as the “most corrupt, devious and reckless” police officer to hold the post of the IGP in Nigeria.

    Read Also: 8 things you should know about new IGP Adamu

    The party further advised the new police boss to remove all templates of election rigging contained in the handover note to be presented to him by Idris Ibrahim.

    It continued, “The new IGP must also urgently take steps to address the bastardization of promotion in the Police under the last IGP, where officers due for promotion were denied and only those endorsed by a cabal or who have enough money to buy their way through were promoted. This is, in addition, to immediately setting up a process that guarantees proper welfare of officers and men of the Nigeria police.

    “He must note that the whole world is watching him and we urge him not to fail the nation, which he owes his allegiance.

    “Now that Idris Ibrahim has gone the way of leaders disgraced out of office, the PDP counsels all enemies of democracy, including President Buhari’s compromised relation in INEC, Mrs. Amina Zakari, to take heed of the disgrace and infamy that await them at the end of their tenures”.

  • 8 things you should know about new IGP Adamu

    President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abubakar Adamu Mohammed as the Acting Inspector General of police to replace Ibrahim Idris who retired on Tuesday.

    Adamu officially, stepped in as acting IGP today.

    Read Also: Adamu steps in as acting IGP

    Here are things you should know about him: 

    1. Adamu was born on November 9, 1961
    2.  He was born in Nasarawa State
    3.  He has a bachelor Degree in Geography
    4. He was a director of peacekeeping operations
    5.  He was a deputy commissioner of police in Ekiti state and enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force in 1986
    6.  He was the Assistant Inspector General of Police zone 5 in Benin, Edo State
    7. He has served with the United Nation and INTERPOL for over a decade.
    8. He served as the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State.

  • Adamu steps in as acting IGP

    The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Mohammed Adamu has taken over as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP).

    The former IGP, Ibrahim Idris took his successor, Adamu to President Muhammadu Buhari who decorated him in his new rank at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    Adamu, who hails from Nassarawa State, thanked President Buhari for finding him worthy of the position and promised to be professional in the discharge of his duties.

    Briefing State House correspondents after the closed doors meeting with the President, Adamu, promised that he will be professional, especially handling the February general elections.

    He said “I want to thank Mr. President for considering me worthy to be the next Inspector General of Police. We know that there are security challenges that we need to tackle in the country. Issues of kidnapping, abduction and other security challenges.

    “From the strategies put in place by the former IGP, we will restrategize and make sure that we tackle these challenges squarely.”

    On what Nigerians should expect during the elections, he said “On the elections, you have heard from the former IGP, adequate arrangement has been made to make sure that free and fair and credible elections take place in Nigeria.

    “We are going to build upon the strategies put in place to make sure that we have hitch-free elections in the country.

    Asked if he was allaying the fears of the opposition that he will not be partisan, he said “Well, we are professionals. We are going to stick by the rules, we are going to do the right thing. We will not go outside the ethics of our job to do things that are untoward, everybody will be given level playing ground to play his or her politics.

    On his part, Idris said “I want to inform Nigerians that today I am 60 years and I think I have reached the pinnacle of my career. So I am going to handover to my successor, the incoming inspector General of Police.

    Read Also: Photos: Buhari decorates new IGP Adamu

    “He is an officer I know very well. We knew each other in the past, we have worked together and I wish him success.

    Asked his advise to his successor, he said “The advise I will give is that just like in our time, he should try to go round the country and adopt measures to ensure that the Nigerian Police Force give maximum protection to lives and property.”

    On the major challenges Nigerian police are facing currently, he said “I think so far under this government I think the Nigerian police force has been making a lot of effort to secure Nigerians. Obviously challenges in the area of recruitment, of course you aware that the government has just given us approval to recruit more people yearly, by the grace of God by this year the number of police officers is going to increase considerably.”

    Asked how prepared the police is for the elections, he said “Obviously we are adequately prepared for the elections. We have carried out a lot of elections in this country and I think you will agree with me that the Nigeria police force tried in these elections.

    “I am assuring Nigerians that the Nigeria police force are going to do their best in this coming elections.” he stated

     

  • Breaking: AIG Abuabakar Adamu is new IGP

    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 told The Nation exclusively on Monday evening 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.

    Details later…

  • Buhari may pick new IGP from Southeast

    THE Southeast may produce the next Inspector General of Police (IGP) upon the retirement of the incumbent, Mr.Ibrahim Idris,it was learnt yesterday. Mr. Idris turns 60 on Tuesday,January 15. Sources said yesterday that Buhari may look in the direction of the Southeast for a successor to Idris if only to disprove claims that he has something against the geo-political zone.

    Two of the most senior Southeast  police officers are Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Peace Ibemere Abdallah, who currently serves as  DIG Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation (CIID), Abuja, and   Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Godwin Nwobodo, who is in charge of the Police Border Patrol Force. DIG Abdallah  is described as a highly effective, versatile and professional police officer.

    Nwobodo is also said to be a thoroughbred professional police officer who is highly cosmopolitan and detribalised. He grew up in the Southwest where he acquired primary,secondary and university education. Buhari met Idris earlier in the week but it is not clear yet whether the IG’s tenure may be extended.