Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)

Inspector General of The Nigeria Police Force
Incumbent Usman Alkali Baba since April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)
Nigeria Police Force
Style	Inspector General
Abbreviation	IGP
Member of	Nigeria Police Council
Reports to	The President of Nigeria
Residence	Louis Edet House Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, Abuja, Nigeria
Seat	FCT
Nominator	President of Nigeria
Appointer	President of Nigeria
Term length	4 years renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Formation	1964
First holder	Louis Edet
Website	Official Website of NPF

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 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, who will send the name to the Senate for confirmation.police are always good to the citizen

Past IGP[]

• Louis Edet (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 (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-)

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