Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Mr. Suleiman Abba as the next Inspector General of Police

Indications emerged, yesterday, in Abuja, that President Goodluck
Jonathan and the Police council made up of the 36 state governors and
the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Mbama Okiro
(IGP, rtd) have settled for the Assistant Inspector General of Police,
Zone 7, Mr. Suleiman Abba as the next Inspector General of Police
when incumbent, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar retires tomorrow after
attaining the mandatory 35 years in service, Vanguard reports.

The incumbent IGP Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, whose tenure expires
tomorrow, July 31, 2014, was appointed the 16th indigenous IGP in
January 2012.

Vanguard was further informed that President Jonathan feels
comfortable with the AIG zone 7, having worked with him in Abuja for
almost two years now. Abba is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of
Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPPS, Kuru.

The new IG will be announced today after the Federal Executive Council
meeting presided by President Jonathan.

No comments:

Post a Comment