The Inspector of
Police Mohammed Abubakar has been asked to proceed on compulsory leave by
president Jonathan allegedly because of the rising insecurity in the country
under his watch and police under-performance under his
leadership.
The Secretary to the
Government, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, issued a letter
signed by the president on Monday May 12th asking the IG to hand over to his
immediate subordinate, Suleiman Fakai, who is the Deputy Inspector General of
Police (DIG) in charge of Finance and Administration.
MD Abubakar became
Inspector General of Police on January 25, 2012. His tenure was
supposed to expire in July 2014, as he's due to retire July 30th 2014 based on
mandatory retirement age after serving in the Nigerian Police Force for 35 years
but had applied for extention of his tenure, but was turned down by the
presidency.
Fakai will step in an acting capacity, until a new
Inspector General is announced.
I liked Abubakar. I
think he brought some sanity to the force. .It was under his leadership that
police checkpoints on highways through which they extorted
motorists and other road users were stopped.
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