Ten (10) Things You Need To Know About the New Inspector General of Police

The President, Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba and replaced him immediately with Deputy Inspector General, Solomon Arase. This was made known in a tweet by the spokesperson of the President, Dr Reuben Abati. Now here are 10 things you need to know about the new Inspector General.

1. He holds a Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law.
2. He also has Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Political Science and Strategic Studies
3. He joined the Nigerian Police Force in 1981.
4. His mother was devastated when he became a police officer
5. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence College
6. He was the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State from 2011- 2014
7. He was promoted from Assistant Inspector-General of Police to Deputy General of Police in 2014
8. before his appointment as IG, he was the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department
9. He was originally pegged to replace former IG, Mohammed Abubakar in July 2014 but Suleiman Abba was chosen instead.
10. He was appointed Inspector General of Police on Tuesday, April 21, 2015