Following the appointment of Suleiman Abba, as the acting Inspector General of Police, there are indications that some senior police officers would be retired.
It was gathered by Daily Sun that there would be a mass retirement in the police force as all the course mates of the former IGP Abubakar, still in the police, including five commissioners of police, would go.
Also, seven Deputy Inspector Generals of Police (DIGs) and some AIGs will leave the Nigerian police force.In the DIG cadre, those expected to retire are: Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Investigations), Mr. Peter Gana and DIG. Michael Ebiware Odogu Zuokumor, in charge of operations, Force Headquarters, among others.According to a source in the Police Service Commission, those who fought for the post of IGP with Abba, like Solomon Arase, AIG in-charge of the Intelligence Bureau and Dan Azumi Doma, AIG, Force Secretary, Force Headquarters, Abuja, might be retired so as to avoid any form of personality clash, except the new IGP thinks otherwise.Related: Force Headquarters React To IGP’s Retirement
The source disclosed that Abba will formally write to the Police Service Commission requesting those to be retired and retained.
“Naturally, all the DIGs will be retired and any other person would be the sole decision of the IGP,” the source stated.The source added that Frank Mbah, will however retain his position as the police spokesperson.Abba, a former Assistant Inspector General of Police was announced as acting Inspector-General of Police, after the former IGP, Mohammed Abubakar formally retired, having put in 35 years of service in the police.
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