President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of police.

His appointment is with immediate effect replacing out-going Mohammed Abubakar Adamu.

Baba’s appointment was announced by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi who disclosed this to State House correspondents.

The president had on February four, extended the tenure of Adamu as the Inspector General of Police for three months out of which the erstwhile police boss spent two months and three days.

According to the minister, Baba’s appointment was carefully made, after the president considered issues of professionalism, competence, and numerous years of service.

The president urged DIG Usman Alkali Baba to among other things ensure policing reform policies are fully prioritised to engender peace across the country.

The newly appointed acting Inspector General of Police born on March first nineteen-sixty-thee and hails from Yobe state, bags a Masters in public administration from the University of Maiduguri, Borno state in 1997 and a Bachelor of Arts from the Bayero Usman University, Kano in 1985.

As part of his policing vision, he aims to enhance police primacy in Nigeria through the provision of motivational and credible leadership, directed at stabilising internal security and modernising police operations, facilities and standards within the framework of citizens, consent, trust, and the rule of law.