NEW IGP ANNOUNCED

Fears of early retirement has griped senior police officers following the announcement of the Assistant Inspector-General, AIG Suleiman Abba, as the acting  Inspector-General of Police. He will succeed the outgoing IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, who retired yesterday from office after 35 years of service. He retired along side all his course mates including 5 CPs.
Meanwhile there are fears amongst the senior officers as most of his contenders might be overtaken by the expected tsunami. It is expected that all DIGs and some AIGs might be forced to retire.
According to our source, likes of Solomon Arase, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police in- charge of the Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force, Dan Azumi Doma, Assistant Inspector General of Police,
Force Secretary Force headquarters, Abuja might be affected as  said to be a strong contender for the post IGP. This could be necessary to avert any form of disloyalty except the current IGP thinks other wise.
According to our source at the Police Service Commission, it is expected that Abba will write  requesting those who will be retired and retained. “ Naturally all the DIGs will be retired and any other person would be the sole decision of the IGP,” the source stated.
The source also stated that Force Public Relation Officer, Frank Mbah is likely going to retain his position as the police spokesperson.
Abubakar who has just returned from United States of America, where he had gone to visit his wife who recently delivered a baby boy, was in the office to officially inform his colleagues of his exit and the anointed one.
Sources had it that he proceeded to the villa, yesterday where president  Jonathan confirmed that his tenure would not be extended and asked him to prepare to hand over to Abba.
Dressed in his full IGP regalia , he walked into his office and was later joined by Abba and the DIGs. He was officially informed him that he was instructed to hand over to him and would take him to president Jonathan.
As soon as Abba left the former IGP was seen packing his things in preparation for his final exit while he awaits the official pull out ceremony.
Meanwhile, the Zone 7 office of Abba, has since turned into a Mecca of some sort as friends and well wisher flooded the office to congratulate the new IGP.
Abba had served as the Commissioner of Police in charge Rivers State, Deputy Force Sec, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Deputy Force Sec), Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of State CID, FCT Police Command.
He was also ADC to Mrs. Abacha during the tenure of General Sani Abacha as military head state.
President Jonathan feels comfortable with the AIG zone 7, Suleiman Abba, having worked with him in Abuja for almost two years now. Abba is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPPS, Kuru.a