Mohammed Adamu
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu is the
Nigerian Inspector General of Police.[1] He
was appointed by President Muhammadu
Buhari on 15 January 2019[2] replacing
Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (rtd) of Niger State.
Mohammed Adamu hails from Lafia, in
Nasarawa State.[3]
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu
20th Inspector General of Police
Incumbent
Assumed office
15th January, 2019
Preceded by
Ibrahim Kpotun Idris
Personal details
Born
17 September 1961
Lafia, Nasarawa State,
Nigeria
Nationality
Nigerian
Alma mater
Ahmadu Bello
University, University
of Portsmouth
Occupation
Police Officer
Before his appointment as Inspector
General of Police, he was an Assistant
Inspector-General of Police in Benin City,
Edo State and was responsible for the
overall management and operations of the
NPF Zone 5, comprising Bayelsa, Delta
and Edo State police commands.[4]
Early life and career
He was born on 17 September 1961 and
enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force in
1986, after graduating from the Ahmadu
Bello University, Zaria with a bachelor's
degree (Hons) in Geography. He also holds
a master's degree in International Criminal
Justice System from the University of
Portsmouth, England.
Between 1983 and 1984, Adamu had his
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in
Wamba, Nasarawa State and taught
Geography at Government Teachers
College, Wamba, Plateau State, during the
one-year service, then in 1984 — 1986, he
was appointed as Geography tutor and
later promoted to Vice Principal at
Government Day Secondary School,
Gunduma, Keffi, Plateau State, but
presently in Nasarawa State.
Career in Nigeria Police Force
…
Few years later, he joined the Nigeria
Police Force as a Cadet Assistant
Superintendent of Police in 1986, and
trained at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos
State where he worked as the Divisional
Crime & Administrative Officer at the
Mgbidi Police Station in Mgbidi, Imo State.
He served at many levels such as Officer
in charge of General Investigation at the
NPF Zone 6 Headquarters in Calabar.
Adamu also has extensive international
experience, he worked at Interpol's NCB in
Lagos from 1989-1997. He was the first
Nigerian to be seconded to Interpol
General Secretariat, Lyon in 1997 where he
served as specialized officer in Economic
and Financial Crime, Sub-directorate from
1997- 2002. He became the first black
African to be appointed Assistant Director
in charge of African Sub-Directorate from
2002-2005.[5] He was again the first
African in the history of INTERPOL to serve
as Director when he was appointed
director of NCB Services and I-24/7
Development from 2005-2007.[6]
When he returned to Nigeria, he appointed
as Director in charge of Peacekeeping and
Training at the Nigeria Police
Headquarters, Abuja. Between 2013 and
2015 he was appointed Deputy
Commissioner of Police and
Commissioner of Police in Enugu State
command.[7][8]
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed
him as the Acting Inspector General of
Police on January 15, 2019, to replace
Ibrahim Idris.[9] Barely a week after he took
over, He disbanded Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) established by the previous
Inspector General of Police.[10] On the 28th
of January 2019, Adamu acting as the new
inspector general of police submitted six
names of the new deputy inspectors of
police to the police service commission
for general approval.[11] His full
appointment as the 20th indigenous
inspector general of police was confirmed
by Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President
of Nigeria on the 23rd of May, 2019.[12]
Awards
Amongst others, he was awarded as 2015
Best Commissioner of Police in
community policing in Nigeria.
References
1. "Buhari names Mohammed Adamu as
acting IGP" . guardian.ng. Retrieved
17 January 2019.
2. "Buhari Confirms Abubakar Adamu
Mohammed As New Acting IGP
(Photos)" . Concise News. 15 January
2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
3. "Ag. IGP Adamu Assumes Duty" .
THISDAYLIVE. 15 January 2019.
Retrieved 17 January 2019.
4. "Geography teacher, 17 years at
INTERPOL — five things you probably
didn't know about IGP Adamu" .
TheCable. 2019-01-15. Retrieved
2019-07-21.
5. "7 things to know about new IGP,
Mohammad Adamu" . www.pulse.ng.
2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
6. siteadmin (2019-01-15). "CLOSE-UP:
First Black African To Become Interpol
Assistant Director — Who Is New IGP
Abubakar Adamu?" . Sahara
Reporters. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
7. "Official CV: All You Need To Know
About Nigeria's New Police Chief,
Mohammed Adamu" . Premium Times
Nigeria. 15 January 2019. Retrieved
17 January 2019.
8. "Buhari appoints acting Police
Inspector-General" . Premium Times
Nigeria. 15 January 2019. Retrieved
17 January 2019.
9. "Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim
Idris, retires" . Oak TV Newstrack. 15
January 2019. Retrieved 22 January
2019.
10. Television, Oak (22 January 2019).
"Full Video: New IGP, Adamu, disbands
SARS" . OAK TV. Retrieved 22 January
2019.
11. "Ex-EFCC boss, Lamorde, 5 others
make list of new police DIGs" . Oak TV
Newstrack. oak tv. 28 January 2019.
Retrieved 28 January 2019.
12. Ukwu, Jerrywright (2019-01-16).
"Breaking: Ibrahim Idris officially
hands over to IGP Adamu" . Legit.ng Nigeria news. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
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