IGP announces new Principal Staff Officer
Idris Abubakar, the Chief Superintendent of Police, was appointed as the 20th Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba on Friday (PSO-IGP).
Former PSO CP Idowu Owohunwa, who is now the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos State Police Command, is replaced by CSP Abubakar.
CSP Abubakar, a member of Cadet Inspector Course 33 of the Nigeria Police Academy, has a BSc in Political Science and an LLB in Law from the University of Maiduguri. He has also been admitted to the Nigerian Bar, according to a statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force spokesperson.
“He equally holds two Masters Degrees in Law and Public Administration. CSP Idris has attended several local and foreign courses in Jos, Lagos, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Germany, France, Jordan, and India. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Commonwealth of Lawyers Association (CLA), and the Nigeria Bar Association.
“He has served in various administrative, investigative, and operational capacities in Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Edo, Lagos, and Force Headquarters. He was Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Askira/Uba, Officer in Charge of the Borno Legal Department, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) at Zone 12 Bauchi and the Bauchi State Command, Staff Officer to the IGP, and 2 i/c Police Mobile Force 5 Benin. Before his current posting, he was the Principal Officer II to the IGP.
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