President Muhammadu Buhari has announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of Police with immediate effect, the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi has said.

President Buhari had on February 4 extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months.

Adamu has spent two months and three days.

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Dingyadi disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the presidential villa, Abuja.

The minister recalled that Adamu’s tenure was extended because it was necessary to give room for the proper selection of a successor.

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