Buhari decorates Abubakar Mohammed Adamu as new IGP

President Muhamamdu Buhari has decorated Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, as the new Inspector General of Police. The decoration was done at the President’s office as former IGP Idris Ibrahim performed the traditional escort of the new IGP to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president was assisted by the former police boss, Idris, who officially retired today at the age of sixty. Idris, who was appointed in June 2016, thanked Buhari for giving him the opportunity to serve under his administration as Inspector General of Police. He also thanked all Nigerians for the cooperation and support they accorded him and the entire personnel of the Force during his tenure. He enjoined them to extend the same support to Abubakar Adamu. AIG Abubakar Adamu hails from Lafia, Nasarawa State and holds a BSc in Geography. He enlisted into the Force on 1 February, 1986 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Before his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police, he was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State. He was Commissioner of Police in Ekiti and Enugu States and also Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5 Police Command Headquarters, Benin, Edo State.