Breaking: Buhari appoints Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as acting IG

Mr. Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, Commissioner of Police, Kano state

Mr. Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, Acting IG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as Acting Inspector-General of Police.

The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the acting Inspector-General, who hails from Kutigi, Lavun, Niger state, was born on Jan. 15, 1959.

Idris was enlisted into the Nigerian Police in 1984, after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with a Bachelors degree in Agriculture.

He also holds a degree in Law from the University of Maiduguri.

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Idris has served in various commands and formations in the Nigerian Police, working in the Police Mobile Force for 17 years as Unit Commander, Squadron Commander, and Commandant.

He served as Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa and Kano states and was also the Commissioner of Police in charge of Police Mobile Force at the Force Headquarters.

He was also at the United Nations Mission in Liberia and East Timor and was awarded “Medal of Merit” by the President of the Republic of East Timor in recognition of his service.

The statement said that Idris, who was in charge of Operations at the Force Headquarters before his appointment as the acting IGP, will act in that capacity pending his confirmation.

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