Police to get new DIGs this week

The Police Service Commission may appoint new members of the
Police Management Team, including additional Deputy and Assistant
Inspectors-General of Police this week.

Our correspondent learnt that the inauguration of the PMT was
being delayed because the acting IG, Muhammed Adamu, had yet to
nominate eligible officers for promotion and appointment into the
management of the force.

A source at the PSC said the agency had not received official
communication from the new police boss as at the close of work on
Friday, adding that Adamu might send his nominees to the commission
this week.

Our correspondent had reported that four DIGs who are members of
the Police Management Team under former IG, Ibrahim Idris, might be
forced out of the service to pave way for Adamu to set up a new
management team to work with.

But Our correspondent on Saturday gathered that some of the DIGs
might be willing to work with Adamu to stave off retirement.

It was further learnt that DIGs Maigari Dikko in Charge of
Department of Finance and Administration; Joshak Habila, Department
of Operations; Emmanuel Inyang, Information and Communication
Technology and Agboola Oshodi -Glover, Logistics and Supply, have
not shown any indication that they wished to leave the service.

A source said, “The DIGs were fully dressed in their uniforms on
the day the former IG was handing over to his successor.
Ordinarily, if they had planned to leave with Idris, they would
have been in mufti, but their body language showed they are not
willing to retire now unless forced to by the acting IG.”

Following this development, our correspondent gathered that
Adamu might consider keeping them in service “as long as they
demonstrate commitment and loyalty to him.”

Meanwhile, the police authorities have been meeting with other
security agencies to tackle the pre-election violence which dogged
political rallies in parts of the country in the past weeks.

Our correspondent gathered that the heads of security agencies
met with the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, in Abuja
on Friday, to strategise on how to check the spiraling
incidents.

Titi, wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was on Friday evening
attacked by suspected political thugs at Sarkin Sasa house in Ojoo
area of Ibadan, Oyo State.

The thugs reportedly attacked her convoy, destroying some
vehicles and injuring some persons.

Commenting on the development on Saturday, the Force Public
Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said the Police High Command was
worried by the campaign violence, noting that the police planned to
synergise with Nigeria Customs, Nigeria Immigration Service and the
Department of State Services, to address cross-border arms
smuggling and proliferation.

Mba said, “Stockpiling of arms is an issue the police planned to
address. We can’t tackle pre-election and electoral violence
without addressing the problem of arms proliferation.”