7 Important Things You Must Know About The New Police IG Abubakar Adamu

Yesterday, President Buhari announced Abubakar Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector-General of Police. Adamu will assume office after the retirement of Ibrahim Idris, who has attained the statutory retirement age of 60 in the force. Here are 8 things you should know about the new IG;

  1. Abubakar Adamu was born on the 9th of November, 1961. He joined the police force in 1986 an has a bachelors degree in geography.
  2. People in the force call him Adamu Mohammed Lafia, in reference to his place of birth, which is the Nasarawa State capital.
  3. Until his appointment as the new IG, Adamu was an assistant inspector-general by rank.
  4. The new IG was also a one-time director of peacekeeping operations and a former police commissioner in Enugu. He was also an AIG in charge of Zone 5.
  5. The police chief has also served with the United Nations and INTERPOL.
  6. He was also a former Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP) in Ekiti State.
  7. Adamu is currently a  directing staff member at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State.

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