Mohammed Abubakar Adamu (born 17 September 1961) is a

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retired police officer who is formerly the 20th Nigerian inspector-general of police. He was appointed by

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on 15 January 2019 replacing Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (rtd) of

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. Mohammed Adamu hails from

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, in

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. He was replaced on 6 April 2021 with

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. Before his appointment as Inspector General of Police, he was an Assistant Inspector-General of Police in

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and was responsible for the overall management and operations of the NPF Zone 5, comprising

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and

police commands.

Early life and career

He was born on 17 September 1961 and enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force in 1986, after graduating from the

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with a bachelor's degree (Hons) in Geography. He also holds a master's degree in International Criminal Justice System from the University of Portsmouth, England. Between 1983 and 1984, Adamu had his

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(NYSC) in Wamba,

and taught Geography at Government Teachers College, Wamba, Plateau State, during the one-year service, then in 1984 — 1986, he was appointed as Geography tutor and later promoted to Vice Principal at Government Day Secondary School, Gunduma, Keffi, Plateau State, but presently in Nasarawa State. He was married to Fatima Adamu.

Career in Nigeria Police Force

Few years later, he joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1986, and trained at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos State where he worked as the Divisional Crime & Administrative Officer at the Mgbidi Police Station in Mgbidi,

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. He served at many levels such as Officer in charge of General Investigation at the NPF Zone 6 Headquarters in

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. Adamu also has extensive international experience, he worked at

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's NCB in Lagos from 1989-1997. He was the first Nigerian to be seconded to Interpol General Secretariat, Lyon in 1997 where he served as specialized officer in Economic and Financial Crime, Sub-directorate from 1997- 2002. He appointed Assistant Director in charge of African Sub-Directorate from 2002-2005. He was again the first African in the history of INTERPOL to serve as Director when he was appointed director of NCB Services and I-24/7 Development from 2005-2007. When he returned to Nigeria, he appointed as Director in charge of Peacekeeping and Training at the Nigeria Police Headquarters, Abuja. Between 2013 and 2015 he was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police and Commissioner of Police in

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command.

Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force

President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him as the Acting

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on 15 January 2019, to replace

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. On 28 January 2019, Adamu acting as the new inspector general of police submitted six names of the new deputy inspector generals of police to the police service commission for general approval. His full appointment as the 20th indigenous inspector general of police was confirmed by Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of Nigeria on 23 May 2019.

Awards

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of

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(CFR) was conferred on him by President

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamu, Mohammed Abubakar 1961 births Living people Nigerian police chiefs People from Lafia Ahmadu Bello University alumni Alumni of the University of Portsmouth

Early life and career

Career in Nigeria Police Force

Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force

Awards

See also

References