Inspector-General
Muhammed Adamu has retired seven deputy inspectors-general of police who were
his seniors, Premium Times has learnt from police sources.
The
affected officers are Maigari Dikko, the DIG in charge of finance and
administration and Habila Joshak, the DIG in charge of operations.
The
remaining five DIGs are Emmanuel Inyang, information and communications
technology; Agboola Oshodi-Glover, logistics and supply; Mohammed Katsina,
research and planning; Sani Mohammed, training and development; and Peace Ibekwe-Abdallah,
federal criminal investigation and intelligence.
Their
retirement came Sunday evening, and it would be announced formally later, it
was learnt. Police spokesperson, Frank Mba’s telephone was switched off at the
time of this report.
The
seven officers were amongst 15 senior officers Premium Times reported were
likely to be retired on January 17.
The
seven DIGs and eight assistant inspectors-general were identified as having
joined the police before Mr Adamu, who was appointed on January 15 after the
former IG Ibrahim Idris was retired as he attained 60 years.
The
seven police chiefs’ departure was in furtherance of the convention that
recommends the retirement of senior police chiefs when an officer junior to
them in service or lower in rank is appointed to lead the institution.
When
Mr Idris was appointed IG in 2016, more than 20 DIGs and AIGs were compelled to
retire from service to enable him constitute his management team.
Mr
Adamu has now followed the tradition, which has been criticised as wasteful and
demoralising because of huge resources the nation had spent on the vast
knowledge the senior officers had acquired over the years.
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