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IGP Adamu Abubakar being decorated by President Buhari on Tuesday in Aso Villa Abuja
As correctly reported yesterday by News Express, AIG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu is Nigeria's new Inspector General of Police(IGP) but in acting capacity.
True to News Express' report, Adamu was on Tuesday afternoon decorated as IGP byPresident Muhammadu Buhari and now outgone IGP Ibrahim Idris at a ceremony at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Idris, who was appointed in June 2016, thanked Buhari for giving him the opportunity to serve under his administration as IGP.
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, being decorated by President Buhari as Acting Inspector General of Police
He also thanked all Nigerians for the cooperation and support they accorded him and the entire personnel of the Force during his tenure.
He enjoined them to extend the same support to Abubakar Adamu.
AIG Abubakar Adamu hails from Lafia, Nasarawa State and holds a BSc in Geography.
He enlisted into the Force on 1 February, 1986 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police
Before his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police, he was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.
He was Commissioner of Police in Ekiti and Enugu States and also Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5 Police Command Headquarters, Benin, Edo State.
•Additional reports by NAN.
