Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)
| Inspector General of The Nigeria Police Force | |
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| File:Coat of arms of the Nigeria Police force.png Insignia of the Nigeria police Force | |
| File:Flag of the Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force.png Standard of the Inspector General of Police | |
since April 6, 2021 | |
| Nigeria Police Force | |
| Style | Inspector General |
| Abbreviation | IGP |
| Member of | Nigeria Police Council, National Security Council |
| Reports to | Minister of Police Affairs, The President of Nigeria |
| Residence | Nigeria Police Headquarters, 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-)