Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar mni

Acting Inspector-General of Police

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar mni as Acting Inspector General of Police. In a statement, the presidency said the appointment was the “first step towards the comprehensive reorganization and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force to make it more effective and capable of meeting emerging internal security challenges.”

The new acting Inspector General of Police is a man of action. Mohammed D. Abubakar, was formerly the AIG in charge of Zone 2 Lagos and later AIG Zone 5, Calabar, and was transfered to Bauchi as AIG Zone 12, in November 2011.

The Acting IGP was born on May 5, 1958 and joined the Nigeria Police Force on July 30, 1979. He rose through the ranks to now become the new acting Inspector General of Police.

The president also appointed a Special Committee to oversee the urgent reorganization of the Police, the committee to be chaired by the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mr. Parry B.O Osayande, DIG (rtd). Other members of the commiittee are:

• Mr.Casimir T. Akagbosu, AIG (rtd.);

• Mr. Bashir A. Albasu, AIG (rtd.);
• Major Gen. S.N. Chikwe, rtd.;
• Prof. S.D. Mukoro;
• Dr. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN;
• Aisha Larai Tukur;
• and the Solicitor General of the Federation.
• The Permanent Secretary, SSO, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will serve as the Secretary to the Committee.

The Committee’s Terms of Reference are as follows:

1. To identify the challenges and factors militating against effective performance in the Nigeria Police Force and make recommendations for addressing the challenges.

2. To examine the scope and standard of training and other personnel development activities in the Police to determine their adequacy or otherwise.

3. To determine the general and specific causes of the collapse of public confidence in the police and recommend ways of restoring public trust in the institution.

4. To examine records of performance of Officers and Men of the Nigeria Police Force with a view to identifying those that can no longer fit into the system due to declining productivity, age, indiscipline, corruption and/or disloyalty;

5. To make any other recommendations for the improvement of the Nigeria Police Force.

The Committee’s recommendations are to be implemented along with those of previous committees set up by Government on the reform of the Nigeria Police Force