Inspector General Of Police, Adamu Retires In 4 Months

There are indications that the Inspector -General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , may not benefit from the provisions of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 , assented by the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari, last week .

The new law prescribed among others , a four -year single tenure for the office of the Inspector – General of Police .

But Adamu, who is the 20 th indigenous police boss , is expected to retire in January 2021 when he would clock 35 years in service .

According to a Wikipedia, the 59 – year -old was born on September 17 , 1961 , and enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1986 , after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria , with a bachelor’ s degree in Geography.

Sources said Adamu, who was appointed in January 2019 , would not benefit from the new law on account of age , having clocked the mandatory 35 years in service .

It was learnt that the fixed four -year single tenure would commence with the next IG who may be appointed by the President in February.

According to the new law , the person to be appointed as IG shall be a senior police officer not below the rank of an Assistant Inspector- General of Police with not less than a first degree or its equivalent in addition to professional and management experience.

Part III, section 4 read, “ The IG shall not be removed from office except for gross misconduct , a gross violation of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or demonstrated incapacity to effectively discharge the duties of the office.