IGP orders thorough investigation into Dimgba Igwe’s death

Dimgba Igwe

The acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba has ordered a detailed investigation into the death of the Associate Publisher of Entertainment Express and Sunday Express Newspapers, Dimgba Igwe, whose life was cut short by a hit-and-run driver in Lagos on Saturday.

 According to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Monday in Abuja, the IGP assured that the police would not leave any stone unturned in its bid to unravel the circumstances surrounding the late journalist’s death.

Why Jonathan appointed Abba Acting IG

New IGP, Suleiman Abba

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of AIG

Suleiman Abba as acting Inspector-General of Police.
AIG Abba, currently the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of
Zone 7, comprising Abuja, Kaduna and Niger states, replaces the incumbent
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, who proceeds on
statutory retirement today having completed 35 years in service.

No tenure elongation for MD Abubakar as Jonathan settles for Suleiman Abba

Abba

Indications emerged, yesterday, in Abuja, that President Goodluck Jonathan and the Police council made up of the 36 state governors and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Mbama Okiro (IGP, rtd) have settled for the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 7, Mr. Suleiman Abba as the next Inspector General of Police when incumbent, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar retires tomorrow after attaining the mandatory 35 years in service.

It was gathered that the authority settled for AIG Abba following convincing arguments that the leadership of the nation’s security forces will be concentrated in a particular zone of the country should the new IG be appointed from the list of names earlier submitted to the President.