{"id":121771,"date":"2025-09-01T07:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121771"},"modified":"2025-09-01T07:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:59:01","slug":"tinubu-mourns-ex-igp-arase-laud-his-lasting-impact-on-police-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tinubu-mourns-ex-igp-arase-laud-his-lasting-impact-on-police-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Mourns Ex-IGP Arase, Laud His Lasting Impact on Police Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Ehigiator Arase, CFR, describing him as a \u201chighly resourceful officer\u201d whose contributions to Nigeria\u2019s security architecture will remain enduring.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arase, the 18th indigenous IGP, died on Sunday at the age of 69.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President extended condolences to the Nigeria Police Force, the family, friends, and associates of the late security chief.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cArase\u2019s reforms as IGP and later as Chairman of the Police Service Commission brought lasting changes to the force,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Tinubu praised the late IGP\u2019s dedication to enhancing national security, citing initiatives such as the Intelligence Response Team, the Complaint Response Unit, and Safer Highway Patrols as part of his legacy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cArase served the police force meritoriously from 1981 to 2016,\u201d the President recalled. \u201cDuring his career, he led tactical, operational, and intelligence units, including United Nations Peacekeeping in Namibia, served as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, and as Principal Staff Officer to three IGPs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe was Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Bureau and later Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After his retirement, Arase continued to contribute to national development, serving as Chairman of the Police Service Commission and leading the Task Force on implementing the Edo State Anti-Community Development Association Law.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His expertise also extended to consultancy roles with the Office of the National Security Adviser, the European Centre for Electoral Support, the Human Rights Centre at the University of Oslo, and as a member of the Committee on Prevention of Torture in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of this dedicated security expert, whose experience and contributions will be deeply missed by our nation,\u201d Tinubu said.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Ehigiator Arase, CFR, describing him as a \u201chighly resourceful officer\u201d&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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