FEATURED
Meet Buhari’s Choice As Ag. IGP, Alkali Baba After Adamu’s Elongated Tenure
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of Police, with immediate effect, the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi has said.
BIGPENNGR reports that Buhari had on February 4th extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months.
Adamu had spent two months and three days in office before he was relieved of his duty.
Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the presidential villa, Abuja.
The minister recalled that Adamu’s tenure was extended because it was necessary to give room for the proper selection of a successor.
BIGPENNGR gathered that the newly appointed acting inspector general of police born on the 1st of March 1963 and hails from Yobe state, bags a Masters in public administration from the University of Maiduguri, Borno state in 1997 and a Bachelor of Arts from the Bayero Usman University, Kano in 1985.
He has served in various capacities such as DIG Force CID and was also the Force Secretary at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He has served in various commands including Kaduna as the Deputy Commissioner, Administration; He was in FCT as the Deputy Commissioner, Investigation and was also in the staff college as a directing staff.
He was in Ilorin as an Area Commander. He was the second-in-command in Ebonyi, He was also an Assistant Commissioner, CID in Kaduna and before then was DPO (Divisional Police Officer) in various places like Yola, Gombe, Kaduna, and Jos.
Alkali was a member of Course 22/2014 2014, National Defence College (NDC).
He is a member of the International Association of Police and also a fellow of the International War College.
Two IDPs Hospitalised as Snakebites Surge Across Benue as SEMA Raises Alarm
NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Foreign Drug Cartels, Arrests 3 South Africans
No Ceasefire With Boko Haram, DHQ Declares, Says 435 Terrorists Killed
Africa Made It Launches ‘Power, Protect And Purchase’ To Unlock $34bn From Cotton Industry
Court Rejects Torture Claims, Admits Statements of Alleged Coup Plotters
Tinubu Storms Akwa Ibom Friday For Project Commissioning, Heads To Rivers Saturday For APC Rally
Reps Dismiss Petition Seeking Review of NIPCO Gas Distribution Licences
2027: Okowa Says Delta Targets Over 2 Million Votes For Tinubu, APC
Oborevwori, Okowa, Onowakpo Canvass Support for Tinubu as Delta APC Flags Off 2027 Campaign in Oleh
Keyamo Hails Court Ruling Sacking Mark-Led ADC Leadership, Invalidating Atiku’s Candidacy
BREAKING: Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Leadership, Nullifies Atiku’s 2027 Presidential Ticket
BREAKING: NJC Suspends 3 Judges For One Year Without Pay Over Misconduct
Senate Begins Scrutiny Of Tinubu’s Fresh ₦10.79trn Foreign Loan
Why Reps Move to Revoke Licences of Hospitals Denying Patients Emergency Treatment
Police Warn Political Thugs Over Destruction of Campaign Posters, Threaten Prosecution
