President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the inspector general of police (IGP) by three months.
Mohammad Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, confirmed the development to state house correspondents on Thursday at the presidential villa, Abuja.
According to the minister, the president said the extension was necessary to give room for the proper selection of a successor.
The IGP was expected to leave office on Monday, February 1, following the end 0f his tenure.
Days leading to the expiration of his time in office, there had been speculations from various quarters on his possible replacement.
When the president returned from his trip to Katsina, Adamu was spotted among his welcome party at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, fuelling rumours that his tenure may be extended.
On Wednesday, Maxwell Okpara, an Abuja-based lawyer, asked a federal high court sitting in the federal capital territory (FCT) to stop Adamu from ”parading himself” as the IGP.
He asked for an order restraining Adamu from “exercising any form of command or control over the Nigeria Police Force”.
According to the suit, Adamu is “no longer a serving police officer”, hence, should not be occupying the position of IGP.
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