IGP Adamu retires all DIGs – Sources

Inspector-General Muhammed Adamu has retired seven deputy
inspectors-general of police who were his seniors, PREMIUM TIMES
has learnt from police sources.

The affected officers are Maigari Dikko, the DIG in charge of
finance and administration and Habila Joshak, the DIG in charge of
operations.

The remaining five DIGs are Emmanuel Inyang, information and
communications technology; Agboola Oshodi-Glover, logistics and
supply; Mohammed Katsina, research and planning; Sani Mohammed,
training and development; and Peace Ibekwe-Abdallah, federal
criminal investigation and intelligence.

Their retirement came Sunday evening, and it would be announced
formally later, it was learnt. Police spokesperson, Frank Mba’s
telephone was switched off at the time of this report.

The seven officers were amongst 15 senior officers PREMIUM TIMES
reported were likely to be retired on January 17.

The seven DIGs and eight assistant inspectors-general were
identified as having joined the police before Mr Adamu, who was
appointed on January 15 after the former IG Ibrahim Idris was
retired as he attained 60 years.

The seven police chiefs’ departure was in furtherance of the
convention that recommends the retirement of senior police chiefs
when an officer junior to them in service or lower in rank is
appointed to lead the institution.

When Mr Idris was appointed IG in 2016, more than 20 DIGs and
AIGs were compelled to retire from service to enable him constitute
his management team.

Mr Adamu has now followed the tradition, which has been
criticised as wasteful and demoralising because of huge resources
the nation had spent on the vast knowledge the senior officers had
acquired over the years.

FRIN to Clean-Up Ogoniland- Minister
Minister of Environment, Hassan Suleiman Zarma has said that the
Forestry Institute of Nigeria Ibadan, FRIN, has a very crucial role
to play in the cleanup of Ogoniland especially in the
re-establishment of the Mangroves and general restoration of
remediated land.

The Minister who stated this at the weekend during his working
visit to Ibadan, directed the institute to scale up its research
efforts and training in addressing issues of gully erosion using
biological means, desertification, pollution control and climate
change

While noting that the Programmes of the institute cut across all
areas of Biodiversity, he affirmed that it is strategically placed
to support and enable the achievements of National Afforestation
targets through the production and improvement of indigenous
species, establishment of exotic species, Timber utilization,
Forest products and development, Bio-medicinal research, modelling
forest growth, conservation of natural resources and environmental
forestry and protection.

After inspecting the facilities and ongoing projects of the
institute, the Minister who was visibly happy with what he saw on
ground, acknowledged that the Institute has become a model of
innovation in its core mandate area and has demonstrated its
capacity to deliver on Nigeria’s commitment to the Paris agreement
on Climate Change.

“I am pleased to note that as the lead agency on the
afforestation programme funded via the green bonds, there has been
an achievement of an increase in our forest cover by 5%.

“I urge that we strive to achieve more and I am committed to
supporting the institute to serve as the vehicle to other agencies
and departments in achieving our afforestation targets.

“I am also pleased to note that the Institute has embarked on
key initiatives to enable it sustain itself by looking inwards via
Honey production, fisheries and the likes. Its most impressive
impact however is in the training of farmers in agroforestry”, he
stated.

While commending the efforts, Suleiman Zarma observed that it
was in tandem with the Buhari-led administration’s commitment to
address various developmental issues and concerns affecting our
people and ecosystem.

The Minister emphasised that President Buhari has given matching
orders to implement various policies and programmes that will
benefit the generality of our people, preserve our environment,
assure food security and create jobs for the multitudes of our
young people.

“In this connection therefore, I am directing FRIN to
re-calibrate its afforestation programme to ensure that there is an
in built mechanism to engage communities in the post planting
management of established afforestation projects across the
country”, he stressed.

The Director General of FRIN, DR Adeshola Adepoju who conducted
the Minister round the facilities of the institute, assured the
Minister that FRIN will continue to do more towards providing
afforestation cover for the country.

He said FRIN is currently conducting various research
programmes, in collaboration with its Colleges and Research
Stations spread all over the country, support the diversification
of Nigeria’s economy and boost foreign exchange earnings. (END)

Saghir el Mohammed
Director of Press
Federal Ministry of Environment