President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba.
The sack was announced by the president’s spokesperson, Reuben Abati, in a statement on Tuesday.
No reason was given for the sack. A Deputy Inspector General of police, Solomon Arase, was appointed to act in his stead.
Mr. Abba’s removal and the assumption of office of his replacement are with immediate effect.
Mr. Abati’s statement read in full, “President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba
of his appointment and duties with immediate effect.
“President Jonathan has also appointed Deputy Inspector-General of
Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, as Acting Inspector-General of Police, also
with immediate effect.
“Until his appointment as Mr. Abba’s replacement, Mr. Arase was the
Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department.
“Mr. Arase holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law, as well
as Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Political Science and Strategic
Studies.
“He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence College.”
Mr. Abba, 56, became acting Inspector General on August 1, 2014
following the retirement of his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar, after 35
years of public service. He was confirmed substantive IGP on November 4, 2014.
Mr. Abba was until that appointment an Assistant Inspector General,
AIG, in charge of Zone 7 command, a position he occupied since May 25,
2012. He was also a former Aide-De-Camp, ADC, to the wife of a former
military Head of State, Maryam Abacha.
With his removal, Mr. Abba will proceed on forced retirement four years before he attains retirement age. He enlisted in the Nigerian police as cadet inspector on December 31, 1984 and is actually due for retirement on March 22, 2019.
2 comments:
Na so! Lawless country, what else can one expect?
It was very much expected after the election irregularities
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