Jonathan appoints Abba IGP

IGP SULEIMAN ABBA

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of AIG Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector-General of Police.

This was contained in a release by Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Dr.Reuben Abati, on Thursday.

BY ABU IDRISU:

AIG Abba, currently the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, comprising Abuja, Kaduna and Niger states, replaces the incumbent Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, who proceeds on statutory retirement having completed 35 years in service.

The incoming Inspector-General, a lawyer, hails from Jigawa State and is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.

Positions previously held by him in the Police include Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, FCT Command, Deputy Force Secretary and Commissioner of Police, Rivers State.

His appointment is with effect from Friday, August 1, 2014

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Mbama Okiro, has congratulated the new Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, on his appointment.