Tobi Adebayo
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of a former Deputy Inspector-General, Usman Alkali Baba as the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi made the announcement during a press briefing with State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He replaced Mohammed Adamu whose tenure was extended by President Buhari for three months on February 4th, out of which he had spent two months and three days.
Baba’s appointment makes him the third officer of Northern origin to be appointed as the Inspector-General of Police by President Buhari since the beginning of his administration in 2015.
On March 21st, 2016, Buhari appointed Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as the IGP to replace Solomon Arase, who was appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Prior to his appointment, Idris, who hails from Niger state, was an Assistant Inspector General of Police(Operations), FHQ Abuja.
Born on January 15th, 1959, he also led the Police Mobile Force as well as the Kano State and Nasarawa State police commands in Nigeria while serving in the rank of Commissioner of Police.
VP Osinbajo decorates Baba as Acting I-GP
He was replaced by Abubakar Mohammed Adamu on January 15th, 2019.
Adamu, who was also appointed by President Buhari, hails from Nasarawa state.
Before his appointment, he was an Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Benin City, Edo State. He was also responsible for the overall management and operations of the NPF Zone 5, comprising Bayelsa, Delta and Edo State police commands.
Adamu’s tenure was extended by Buhari, a move which was highly criticised by Nigerians, given that he had retired from the Nigerian Police Force at the time.
He was removed as IGP while on an assignment in Imo state, alongside Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to ascertain the level of damage done by unidentified gunmen at the state’s correctional facility.
