ANALYSIS: Tinubu To Appoint One Of 13 Police Officers As Next IGP

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President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to appoint one of the 40 officers as the 22nd Inspector General of Police (IGP) following the expiration of IGP Usman Baba’s tenure in March 2023, but he never did.

Part V Section 18 (8) of the Police Act states: “Every police officer shall, on recruitment or appointment, serve in the Nigeria Police Force for a period of 35 years or until he attains the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier.

Buhari retained IGP Baba despite attaining the statutory age of 60, and 35 years of active service in the police force.

It now appears that Baba will go at the end of Buhari’s tenure later this month.

His successor will emerge from the DIG and AIG ranks as is the tradition of previous presidents.

Part III, Section 7 (2) of the Police Act 2020 States: “The person to be appointed as Inspector-General of Police shall be a senior police officer not below the rank of an Assistant Inspector-General of Police with the requisite academic qualifications of not less than a first degree or its equivalent in addition to professional and management experience.”

Until he emerged as IGP, Baba was the DIG-in-charge of the Department of Finance and Administration. At the same time, his predecessor, Mohammed Adamu, was an AIG in charge of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Jos, Plateau State.

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Only 13 Officers ‘Qualified’

According to Part III Section 7(6) of the Police Act: “The person appointed to the office of the Inspector-General of Police shall hold office for four years”

But in the past, both IGP Baba and Adamu were appointed at the age of 58 years, had actively served 33 years in the police and had two years left to retire.

The decision by the Buhari administration was criticized by legal practitioners and civil society groups, who noted that the president should appoint senior officers with more active years in the police.

Analysis of the profiles of the 40 officers showed that a total of 14 senior officers: 11 AIGs and three (3) DIGs are scheduled for retirement in 2023.

By 2024, a total of 13 senior officers: 11 AIGs and two (2) DIGs will also retire from the police force.

The incoming president, Bola Tinubu, is left with the available options of 11 AIGs and two (2) DIGs on the roll to appoint the next IGP.

Retired Commissioner of Police (CP) Shola Amore told THE WHISTLER that the appointment of the IGP is solely based on Section 7 (3) of the Police Act which states:

“The Inspector-General of Police shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Police Council from among serving members of the Police Force.”

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Amore noted that every other factor for consideration was inconsequential.

 

Below Are Profiles Of The 13 Officers ‘Qualified’ To Be Appointed IGP:

Name: DIG Moses Anbakina Jitoboh

Origin: Sagbama, Bayelsa State

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DOB: June 1, 1970 (53 years)

Date Enlisted: June 10, 1994

Retirement Year: June 10, 2029

Discipline: M.Sc Geog/R. Planning

Current Posting: NIGPOL ICT FHQ Abuja

Name: DIG Adeleke Adeyinka Bode

Origin: Ekiti, Kwara State

DOB: May 13, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: March 3, 1990

Retirement Year: March 3, 2025

Discipline: LL. B

Current Posting: NIGPOL DOPS FHQ Abuja

Name: AIG Dansuki Danbappa Galadanchi

Origin: Gwale, Kano State

DOB: January 10, 1966 (57 years)

Date Enlisted: March 3, 1990

Retirement Year: March 3, 2025

Discipline: B.A Language Art

Current Posting: AIG INTERPOL FCID FHQ, Abuja

Name: AIG Bala Ciroma

Origin: Potikum, Yobe State

DOB: January 16, 1966 (57 years)

Date Enlisted: March 3, 1990

Retirement Year: March 3, 2025

Discipline: B.S.C Geography

Current Posting: AIG FEDOPS FHQ Abuja

Name: AIG Sahabo Abubakar Yahaya

Origin: Hong, Adamawa State

DOB: September 15, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: May 18, 1992

Retirement Year: September 15, 2025

Discipline: BL

Current Posting: AIG Zone 15 Maiduguri

Name: AIG Lafia Shuaya’U Abduyari

Origin: Lafia, Nasarawa State

DOB: January 1, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: May 18, 1992

Retirement Year: January 1, 2025

Discipline: BA Theatre Arts

Current Posting: AIG FIB FHQ Abuja

Name: AIG Matthew Akinyosola

Origin: Ife North, Osun State

DOB: January 6, 1969 (54 years)

Date Enlisted: January 1, 1990

Retirement Year: January 1, 2025

Discipline: B.S.C Economics

Current Posting: AIG SPU FHQ Abuja

Name: AIG Jonathan Towuru

Origin: Ughelli, Delta State

DOB: December 6, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: January 3, 1990

Retirement Year: January 3, 2025

Discipline: BA History

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Current Posting: SIG Zone 6 Calabar

Name: AIG Ari Muhammed Ali

Origin: Doma, Nasarawa State

DOB: March 1, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: March 3, 1990

Retirement Year: March 1, 2025

Discipline: B.Sc M.Sc Library Science, INDU

Current Posting: AIG Zone 2 Lagos

Name: AIG Benjamin Nebolisa Okolo

Origin: Onitsha, Anambra State

DOB: December 24, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: May 18, 1992

Retirement Year: December 24, 2025

Discipline: B.Sc. Political Science

Current Posting: AIG Zone 16 Yenogoa

Name: AIG Arungwa Awazue Udo

Origin: Ikwuano, Abia State

DOB: April 17, 1965 (58 years)

Date Enlisted: March 3, 1990

Retirement Year: March 3, 2025

Discipline: BA Philosophy

Current Posting: AIG Zone 5 Benin

Name: AIG Sadiq Idris Abubakar

Origin: Garko, Kano State

DOB: November 20, 1968 (55 years)

Date Enlisted: May 18, 1992

Retirement Year: November 20, 2026

Discipline: B.Sc Geography

Current Posting: CMDT Police Academy, Wudil Kano

Name: AIG Emeka Frank Mba

Origin: Udenu, Enugu State

DOB: October 9, 1972 (51 years)

Date Enlisted: June 18, 1992

Retirement Year: June 18, 2027

Discipline: BL

Current Posting: AIG FCID FHQ Annex Lagos

Exemption:

However, among the DIGs that may be retired in 2024, DIG Kayode Egbetokun may be one of the strongest contenders due to his history with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.

He was a former chief security officer to Tinubu, and here is a detail of his profile:

Name: DIG Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu

Origin: Egbado South, Ogun State

DOB: September 4, 1964 (59 years)

Date Enlisted: March 3, 1990

Retirement Year: September 4, 2024

Discipline: B.Sc. Mathematics

Current posting: NIGPOL FCID FHQ Abuja

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