Seven DIGs To Go As Buhari Appoints New Inspectors-General Of Police

Seven DIGs to go as Buhari appoints new IG

By Biyi Adegoruye, Juliana Francis and Anule Emmanuel

At
least, seven Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and a number of
Assistant Inspectors-General (AIGs) are expected to be swept away by
the announcement of the appointment of the new Inspector General of
Police (IGP) today.

Yesterday, it was gathered that President
Muhammadu Buhari had shortlisted three AIGs, including Adamu Mohammed,
as possible replacement for IGP Ibrahim Idris, who retires from the
service today.

The DIGs who may be forced out after the new
appointment include the DIGs in charge of Department of Finance and
Administration, Mr. Maigari Abbati Dikko (fdc); Department of
Operations, Mr. Habila Joshak and his counterpart in the Department of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mr. Emmanuel T. Inyang
(mni).

Others are the DIG, Department of Logistics and Supply,
Mr. Agboola Oshodi-Glover; the head of Department of Research and
Planning, Mr. Musa Katsina Muhammed; Department of Training and
Development, Mr. Mohammed Sani Usman and that of Force Criminal
Intelligence and Investigation, Mrs. Peace Ibekwe-Abdallah.

The
expected action was reminiscent of the March 21, 2016 incident when
Idris’ appointment as replacement for Solomon Arase, culminated in
premature retirement of seven DIGs – Danazumi Doma, Sotonye Wakama, and
Mamman Tsafe. Others were Kakwe Tsatso; Hashimu Argungu; Jubril Adeniji
and Chintua Amajor-Onu.

The retired AIGs included Bala Hassan;
Yahaya Ardo; Irmiya Yarima; Danladi Mshebwala; Tambari Mohammed; Bala
Magaji Nasarawa; Musa Abdulsalam; Adisa Bolanta and Mohammed Gana.

Others
were Umaru Manko; Lawal Tanko; Olufemi Adenike; Johnson Ogunsakin;
Adenrele Shinaba; James Caulcrick; Olufemi Ogunbayode; Edgar Nanakumo;
Kalafite Adeyemi; Patrick Dokumor; Joseph Mbu and Sabo Ringim.

Top
presidency sources confirmed the selection of the three AIGs yesterday,
stating that Idris, who clocked 60 years today, January 15, actually
paid “a goodbye visit” to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.

Idris arrived the Aso Villa at about 4:30p.m. yesterday and proceeded straight to the President’s office for the meeting.

Buhari had just returned from an official function in Abuja before meeting with the IGP.

A similar meeting was also held on Friday, January 4, shortly after the Jumma’at prayer between the President and the IGP.

Details of the closed door meeting between President Buhari and the IGP was not known as at the time of filing this report.

However,
Presidency sources told New Telegraph last night that the President has
picked Adamu Mohammed, who is serving at the Nigerian Institute for
Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos and had served as
AIG Zone 5, Benin, Edo State.
He was a Director of Peacekeeping Operations and is a former police commissioner in Enugu State.

Born on November 9, 1961, he enlisted in the police in 1986. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography.

A
source close to the presidency, who preferred not to be named,
confirmed that a replacement to the retiring IGP would be named today,
among the shortlisted candidates.

“Yes, the IGP Ibrahim Idris is
retiring tomorrow (today) and possibly an acting Inspector-General may
be named immediately. But I will advise that you wait for official
statement to that effect,” the source maintained.

Idris’
retirement today is pursuant to the Nigeria Public Service Rules (2008)
Section 020818, which stipulates “the compulsory retirement age of all
grades in the service shall be 60 years or 35 years of pensionable
service, whichever comes earlier.”

Idris, who was born on January
15, 1959 attained the mandatory 60 years of age today having enlisted
in the police in 1984, after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture and has put in 35 years
in service.
Idris was appointed by President Buhari on June 21, 2016.

Source:- Newtelegraphonline