Adamu officially hands over to new IGP Usman Alkali Baba

Mohammed Adamu, the outgoing Inspector General of Police has handed over to Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector General of Police.

Mohammed Adamu, the outgoing IGP, handed over to Baba on Tuesday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

Earlier, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo decorated Usman Baba as the Acting IGP.

Baba, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, was on Tuesday appointed as acting IGP by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Baba’s appointment was announced by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, when he addressed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa.

He said that the appointment was with immediate effect.

The Acting IGP replaced Mohammed Adamu whose tenure ended on February, but had his tenure extended by Buhari for three months.

Osinbajo spoke shortly after he decorated Baba with his new rank at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said, “You are assuming office at a very turbulent time in the life of our people. There are multiple threats to law, order and public safety.

“The role of law enforcement agencies, particularly that of the police force as primary agency charged with maintaining law and order, has never been more important.

“The police force is our institution of first resort, the first line of defence against crime and anarchy and the first sign of the strength of the state.”

Osinbajo told the new IGP that the challenges before him would test his mettle, adding that the organisation he is leading is in itself facing several challenges.