President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, as the acting Inspector General of Police.Adamu’s appointment followed the retirement of Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as the 19th indigenous Inspector General of Police at the age of Sixty (60) years.
It was gathered that the acting IG was selected by the president among three names submitted to him after weeks of shopping for Idris’ replacement.
AIG Adamu, it was gathered, is a course mate of Force Secretary AIG Taiwo Lakanu and former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss Ibrahim Lamorde.
Until his appointment, the Lafia, Nasarawa State-born Adamu was serving at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
It was also gathered that the officer, who, like Idris, spent many years working with the United Nations (UN) and the International Police (INTERPOL).
“The new IG once served as Deputy Commissioner in Ekiti State Command, among other postings,” a source said.
