Nigeria’s Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has decorated Deputy Inspector-General Police, Habu Sani and his son Assistant Superintendent of Police, A. Musa at the Force Headquarters Abuja, the nation’s capital.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi this Friday.
DIG Sani hails from Wurno LGA of Sokoto State. He joined the Nigeria Police Force as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and did his training at the Police Academy Annex Kaduna from May 18, 1992. This was after graduating from the prestigious Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto where he obtained B.Sc Education in Geography and participated in the National Youths Service, NYSC in 1990 and 1991 respectively.
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Since joining the Nigeria Police Force, he has occupied various positions and posts both within and outside Nigeria. His various postings took him to serve as Divisional Crime Officer, DCO; Divisional Police Officer, DPO and Officer In-charge of Intelligence Bureau in various states of the Federation including Jigawa, Kebbi Cross River and Niger States. He was also the Ports Authority Police Command Officer In-Charge ZIB Zone 6 Calabar and Facilitator/Course Officer at the Police Intelligence School, Enugu.
He served in the United Nations Peace-Keeping Mission in Sudan, UNMIS as training coordinator in Bentiu Team Site, South Sudan, 2006-2007. As an Assistant Commissioner of Police, he was posted to Niger State Command as ACP Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, CIID. He was later transferred to Force Headquarters Abuja, got promoted and headed the Technical Intelligence Unit, TIU as Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Acknowledging his handwork and successes recorded in the fight against crimes and criminality across the country, he was posted to head the IGP- Monitoring Unit at Force Headquarters Abuja and promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police. The office is directly responsible for supervision and coordination of sensitive intelligence and special tactical operational outfits as well as referred investigations of the Nigeria Police Force through the IGP’s office.
Some of the outfits he supervised and coordinated include, the Technical Intelligence Unit, TIU, Analytical Tracking and Interception Centre, ATIC, Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Special Tactical Squad, STS, Terrorism Investigation Bureau, TIB among other duties and responsibilities.
Prior to his posting as Commissioner of Police to Bauchi and Kano State Commands, was the Commissioner of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau, FIB at the Force Headquarters Abuja and at the same time Deputy Coordinator of the intelligence arm of Operation Puff Adder to checkmate crimes across the country. After his promotion to rank of Assistant Inspectors-General, he was posted to Force Intelligence Bureau where he was the head for two years before his current position as the Force Secretary.
DIG Sani attended many courses, seminars and workshops both within and outside Nigeria, some of which include but not limited to the following: Central Planning and Training Unit, CPTU at Police Staff College, Jos; Intermediate Command Course at Police Staff College, Jos; Advance Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course at Nigerian Army Intelligence School Tego Lagos; Advance Intelligence Processing Course; Technical Intelligence Management Methodology Course;ITF, Management Workshop; False Document and Border Police Technique course in Cesena Italy.
He also attended the following online courses with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research programme of Correspondence Instruction, USA): Global Terrorism; International Humanitarian Law and Law of Armed Conflict; Mines Action, Humanitarian Impact, technical Aspect and global initiative; Peacekeeping and International Conflict Resolution; The Conduct of Humanitarian Relief Operations: Principles of Intervention and Management and 11 other courses under same institute.
A member of Intelligence Community Committee headed by the National Security Adviser, DIG Sani was also part of the 2022 Nigerian delegation to Security and Defence Dialogue held at FCDO London and the IACP Technology Conference at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
He is a recipient of many certificates of commendations and awards, both within and outside the country due to his hardwork and selfless service such as: United Nations Peace Keeping Service Medal, UNMIS Sudan; United Nations Commissioner of Police’s commendation for training the local police in Bentiu South Sudan; AIG’s Letter of commendation for dedication to duty tenacity of purpose, timely and graphic intelligence report; AIG’s letter of commendable service to the Nigeria Police; UNDSS Award for Outstanding Contribution, Best DPO of the year award in Jigawa State 200.He has also received several awards of his stewardship as Kano state Commissioner of Police including Community Policing and AIG Force Intelligence.
A seasoned police officer, DIG Sani Ahmadu has successfully supervised and coordinated Tactical and Intelligence Response Team Operations which led to the arrest of high profile criminals and recovery of large cache of arms and ammunition.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
