President Muhammadu Buhari named Abubakar Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector-General of Police, according to a report by Channels Television.
The television however did not give any details about the breaking news.
But other report indicated that the outgoing Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris met with the president at the State House on Monday afternoon, a visit police sources said has become a tradition for outgoing inspectors-general in recent years.
“We have a new police IG,” a senior officer told PREMIUM TIMES Monday night. “Ibrahim Idris has gone home to move his things from the official quarters and we are now waiting for a formal handing over.”
The source spoke under anonymity to avoid being castigated as disclosing crucial information before formal announcement.
The online news platform further reported that presidency sources had also corroborated the development in separate exchanges with its correspondents. Top security analysts have also disclosed their awareness.
Until his appointment Monday night, Mr Mohammed, from Nasarawa State, is an assistant inspector-general by rank. He is also known within police circles as Adamu Mohammed Lafia, in reference to his place of birth, which is the Nasarawa State capital.
Mr Mohammed was born on November 9, 1961. He enlisted in the police in 1986. He has a bachelors degree in geography.
He was at one time a director of peacekeeping operations. He is a former police commissioner in Enugu and was an AIG in charge of Zone 5.
He is currently a directing staff member at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State.
His elevation might see several deputy inspectors-general retired from service, an exercise that would be reminiscent of how Mr Buhari sacked DIGs when he named Mr Idris as IG in June 2016.
Sources familiar with his career described him as a “diligent and unruffled” police officer.
