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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) as Acting Inspector General of Police, after several weeks of uncertainty and anxiety over the sensitive matter.
The appointment, according to the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, was with immediate effect.
Buhari had on February 4th extended the tenure of Mr. Mohammed Adamu as the IGP for three months.
Adamu has however spent two months and three days.
Dingyadi made the disclosure to State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the presidential villa, Abuja.
The announcement coincided with Adamu’s official trip to Imo state for the on-the-spot assessment of the attacks on Police Headquarters and Correctional Services building in Owerri by unidentified persons on Monday.