Meet
new Inspector General of Police Idris
The Assistant Inspector-General of
Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, was on June 21 appointed as the acting Inspector
General of Police by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He succeeded Solomon Arase who
retired today after 35 years in service.
Below are top 9 things to know about
the Nigeria new IGP Idris.
1. Mr. Idris has two academic
degrees of law and agriculture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University
of Maiduguri.
2. He had also attended different
courses and training in Nigeria and abroad and participated in several peace
keeping missions in many countries across the world.
3. The new IGP began his police
career in 1984 when he became Cadet ASP after which he was posted as Gusau
Police Divisional Crime Officer in 1986 and later Unit Commander 7 PMF Sokoto
between 1987 and 1989.
4. He also served as police
commissioner in Nasarawa state.
5. CP Idris was raised up to the
rank of Deputy Police Commissioner Operations and Second in Command at the
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste UNMIT between 2009 to April
2011.
6. In July 2011 he was appointed
Kano state commissioner of police, a position he held until February 2013.
7. In February 2013 the police
officer was selected to attend Senior Police Officers Course at Nigeria
Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru (NIPSS) where he obtained the
prestigious mni membership.
8. Idris revoked the community
policing scheme which attracted many people to actively take part in the fight
against crime.
9. Until his appointment by
President Buhari, he served as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge
of federal operations in Abuja.
During the farewell dinner on June
20, Monday, Buhari presented the gift to the outgoing IGP Arase at a
presidential dinner with all his security chiefs. Arase retirement is in line
with extant laws governing Nigeria, having clocked the mandatory retirement age
of 60. He was appointed in April, 2015 by the immediate past president Goodluck
Jonathan.
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