Ohanaeze kicks as Buhari appoints Usman Alkali Baba as Acting IGP

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Worldwide, has condemned the appointment of a Deputy
Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, as acting
Inspector-General of Police. The group said the injustice of the
Federal Government was responsible for the growing agitations and
insecurity in the South-East.

Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia,
stated this in an interview, said it was most unfortunate that the
President had chosen to sideline the people of the South-East in
his recent appointment of service chiefs and now in the appointment
of an IGP.

He said: “It is unjust and unfair to sideline the South-East in
the security architecture of the country. Injustice promotes
insecurity; it promotes all forms of crisis and problems. With
injustice, there is no peace anywhere.

“What is happening in South-East today in form of agitations is
as a result of injustice. So, we the elders are put in a great
dilemma because the younger generation is attacking us and we have
been telling them to hold on believing that the president would
have a change of mind.

“We thought that the president would be concerned about the
level of injustice, agitations and crisis we have in the South-East
and would try to ameliorate these things but unfortunately, he is
not thinking towards that direction. It is most unfortunate and
Ohanaeze will come up with a stronger statement.”

4 DIGs to retire

However, following the announcement of Usman Baba Alkali, as the
Acting Inspector General of Police with immediate effect,
indications have emerged that four Deputy Inspectors General of
Police (names with-held) will proceed on retirement between July
2021 to November 2021.

This is because between July and November this year, the four
affected DIGs currently serving at Force headquarters would have
either attained the mandatory 35 years in service or clocked 60
years of age.

There are at present seven DIGs at Force Headquarters with such
portfolios as DIG Finance and Administration, DIG Operations, DIG
Force Investigations Bureau, DIG Training, DIG Logistics and
Supplies, DIG Training, DIG Information Technology, and DIG
Research and Development.

Investigations revealed that two of the present DIGs, Ibrahim
Mohammed Zanna, DIG in charge Logistic and DIG Moses Jitoboh in
charge Research and Development both have upwards of three years
and five years to serve in the Police force before attaining the
mandatory 35 years retirement, hence they will not be affected.

Two other DIGs are expected to attain the retirement age by 2022
when they would quit the Police Force.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Worldwide, has condemned the appointment of a Deputy
Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, as acting
Inspector-General of Police. The group said the injustice of the
Federal Government was responsible for the growing agitations and
insecurity in the South-East.

Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia,
stated this in an interview, said it was most unfortunate that the
President had chosen to sideline the people of the South-East in
his recent appointment of service chiefs and now in the appointment
of an IGP.

He said: “It is unjust and unfair to sideline the South-East in
the security architecture of the country. Injustice promotes
insecurity; it promotes all forms of crisis and problems. With
injustice, there is no peace anywhere.

“What is happening in South-East today in form of agitations is
as a result of injustice. So, we the elders are put in a great
dilemma because the younger generation is attacking us and we have
been telling them to hold on believing that the president would
have a change of mind.

“We thought that the president would be concerned about the
level of injustice, agitations and crisis we have in the South-East
and would try to ameliorate these things but unfortunately, he is
not thinking towards that direction. It is most unfortunate and
Ohanaeze will come up with a stronger statement.”

4 DIGs to retire

However, following the announcement of Usman Baba Alkali, as the
Acting Inspector General of Police with immediate effect,
indications have emerged that four Deputy Inspectors General of
Police (names with-held) will proceed on retirement between July
2021 to November 2021.

This is because between July and November this year, the four
affected DIGs currently serving at Force headquarters would have
either attained the mandatory 35 years in service or clocked 60
years of age.

There are at present seven DIGs at Force Headquarters with such
portfolios as DIG Finance and Administration, DIG Operations, DIG
Force Investigations Bureau, DIG Training, DIG Logistics and
Supplies, DIG Training, DIG Information Technology, and DIG
Research and Development.

Investigations revealed that two of the present DIGs, Ibrahim
Mohammed Zanna, DIG in charge Logistic and DIG Moses Jitoboh in
charge Research and Development both have upwards of three years
and five years to serve in the Police force before attaining the
mandatory 35 years retirement, hence they will not be affected.

Two other DIGs are expected to attain the retirement age by 2022
when they would quit the Police Force.