President Muhammadu Buhari has announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of Police, with immediate effect.
He replaces IGP Mohammed Adamu who has been removed from office two months into his extended 3-month ternure.
Adamu was sacked while on a visit to Owerri to assess damage to Imo State Police Command Headquarters following attack by gunmen.
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The Acting IGP Usman Alkali Baba served as Commissioner of Police in Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)