President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Usman Baba as the acting Inspector General of Police, ending the reign of Mohammed Adamu.
This was disclosed to State House correspondents by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Baba will be taking over from Adamu, whose tenure expired since February 4, 2021 but had a three months extension.
The appointment of the new acting police boss however cut to two months, the three months extension granted Adamu, whose continued stay in office had generated controversies.