The appointment of an Acting Inspector General of Police,IGP,from the rank of Assistant Inspector General, AIG,has created another season of instability in the commanding heights of the Nigerian Police force. If precedent is followed,the choice of MrIbrahim Kpotun Idris by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new IGP will compel the premature retirement of the six serving Deputy Inspector Generals, DIGs.
They were appointed after the immediate past IGP Mr Solomon Arase assumed office April 21, 2015. President Buhari settled for Mr Idris as the new police boss following an integrity test conducted on the top echelon of the Force. Before his appointment, he was in charge of Operations at the Force Headquarters until Tuesday last week. Idris was at different times Commissioner of Police in Nassarawa and Kano States. Apart from his first degree in agriculture, he holds another bachelor‘s degree in law. He had also won a ‘Medal of Merit’ in international peace keeping operation. President Hari is empowered by the law to appoint any suitable senior police officer as Inspector General. He made the right choice given the background of Idris.
The Acting IGP is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear in the police which has a crucial role to play in sustaining the nation’s democracy. Beyond this, the new dispensation in the police leadership has far reac
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