President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu by three months.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, disclosed this in a briefing with the State House press on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him, the extension was necessary to allow for proper selection of a successor to replace Adamu.
This comes days after news went viral that the president has approved the appointment of AIG Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, as Acting Inspector General of Police.
Although, the presidency did not officially confirm the appointment, some top officials were celebrating over the news, thereby giving credence to the news. Even a top consultant from the Federal Ministry of Defense, Deji Adesogan also shared the news via Twitter.
