Meet Nigeria's New Police Chief

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abubakar Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector General of Police to replace Ibrahim Idris, who retired.

  • Nigeria:   Adamu Takes Over As New Police Boss

    Daily Trust, 16 January 2019

    The new acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu assumed duty at the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja (NPF) yesterday with a pledge to play by the rules. Read more »

President Buhari decorated the new Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, at the State House.

President Buhari decorated the new Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, at the State House.

New Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, at the State House.

President Buhari decorated the new Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, at the State House.

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