President Jonathan Announces AIG Suleiman Abba As New Inspector General Of Police

The appointment of Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector General (IG) takes effect immediately,however he has been appointed as IG in acting capacity following the end of tenure of out going IG, Mohammed Abubakar.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPOINTS NEW INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE: CLARIFICATION

The statement earlier released announcing President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s approval of the appointment of a new Inspector-General of Police refers.

Please note that AIG Suleiman Abba’s appointment as Inspector-General of Police is in acting capacity.The appointment is with effect from today Friday, August 1, 2014.

Reuben Abati

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

July 31, 2014

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IG of police MD Abubakar goes on terminal leave amidst insecurity crisis(READ WHY)

I know there will be plenty of scape goats for this boko haram crisis. The Inspector of Police Mohammed Abubakar has been asked to proceed on compulsory leave by president Jonathan allegedly because of the rising insecurity in the country under his watch and police under-performance under his leadership.

The Secretary to the Government, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, issued a letter signed by the president on Monday May 12th asking the IG to hand over to his immediate subordinate, Suleiman Fakai, who is the Deputy Inspector General of Police  (DIG) in charge of Finance and Administration.

MD Abubakar became Inspector General of Police on January 25, 2012. His tenure was supposed to expire in July 2014, as he's due to retire July 30th 2014 based on mandatory retirement age after serving in the Nigerian Police Force for 35 years but had applied for extension of his tenure, but was turned down by the presidency.

Fakai will step in an acting capacity, until a new Inspector General is announced. 

I liked Abubakar. I think he brought some sanity to the force. .It was under his leadership that police checkpoints on highways through which they extorted motorists and other road users were stopped.

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