Suleiman Abba confirmed as Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police
Suleiman Abba, the Acting Inspector General of Police, has been confirmed as the new Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force.
He was confirmed on Tuesday, 4 November, by President Goodluck Jonathan following a Police council meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa.
Following the retirement of his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar, he was appointed acting IGP on 31 July.
Abba was a former Aide-De-Camp, ADC, to the wife of a former military Head of State, Maryam Abacha.
He was promoted to the rank of acting AIG on 22 February 2012, and he’s due for retirement on 22 March 2019.
