The Inspector General of Police, abbreviated as IGP is the head of the Nigeria Police Force. He is the most senior officer in the police service. The pioneer IGP is

Louis Edet Chief Louis Orok Edet QPM (1914–1979) was the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force from 1964–1966. He was the first indigenous Nigerian to occupy the position. He was briefly the chairman of the Nigerian Football Association in the ...

and the current IGP is Usman Alkali Baba.

Appointment

The appointed officer is usually a serving officer of the Nigeria Police Force and are often recommended by the Police Service Commission to the

President of Nigeria The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigeri ...

, who will send the name to the Senate for confirmation.

Past IGP

(1964 - 1966) * Kam Salem (1966 - 1974) * Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu (1975 - 1979) * Adamu Suleiman (1979 - 1981) * Sunday Adewusi (1981 - 1983) * Etim Inyang (1985 - 1986) *

Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta (15 April 1937 - 21 January 2021) was a former Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force. He was appointed in 1986 to succeed Etim Inyang and was succeeded by Aliyu Attah in 1990. He was later Coordinator of National ...

(1986 - 1990) * Aliyu Attah (1990 - 1993) * Ibrahim Coomassie (1993 - 1999) * Musiliu Smith (1999 - 2002) * Mustafa Adebayo Balogun (2002 - 2005) * Sunday Ehindero (2005 - 2007) * Mike Mbama Okiro (2007 - 2009) * Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo (2009 - 2010) * Hafiz Ringim (2010 - 2012) * Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (2012 - 2014) * Suleiman Abba (2014 - 2015) * Solomon Arase (2015-2016) * Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (2016-2019) * Mohammed Adamu (2019-2021) * Usman Alkali Baba (2021-)

References

{{Reflist Law enforcement in Nigeria