Police boss Mohammad Adamu’s position as the Inspector General of Police has been officially confirmed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari confirmed Adamu’s appointment during the Police Council Meeting at the State House yesterday, in the presence of all the thirty-six state governors.
JUST IN: The Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari today, confirmed Mohammed Adamu as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). pic.twitter.com/5nPDC4CnEY
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) May 23, 2019
This news was confirmed by the President’s personal assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad.
Ahmad tweeted: “The Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari today, confirmed Mohammed Adamu as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP).”
Muhammad Adamu was first made the Acting Inspector General of Police on January 15, after the statutory retirement of Ibrahim Idris, the former IGP.
Before he became the acting IGP, he was an Assistant Inspector-General of Police serving at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.
Much will be expected from Adamu as the new police chief responsible for the security of almost 200 million Nigerians, particularly as killings and kidnap incidents in the country have heightened.