IGP Adamu has handed over to Sanusi.
NewsOne Nigeria understands that the outgoing Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has reportedly handed over to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations, DIG Sanusi Lemu, as the most senior police officer to steer the affairs of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), a report by PUNCH newspaper has said,
The now retired Adamu who attained the statutory retirement age on Monday, February 1, 2021, was said to have asked Sanusi Lemu to oversee the administration of the Nigeria Police Force pending the appointment of a new IGP by President Muhammadu Buhari.
A report monitored on PUNCH newspaper says Adamu came to the office briefly earlier today to transfer the authority to Sanusi Lemu as the new police boss for the main time.
The report quoted a source to have said, “The IG has not officially handed over power to DIG Lemu; he merely asked him to take over as the most senior DIG pending directives from the Presidential Villa. Adamu is still nursing the hope that he may get tenure extension.”
Meanwhile, NewsOne Nigeria understands that Sanusi Lemu was appointed the DIG Operations last November following the retirement of DIG Abdulmajid Ali.
Sanusi Lemu holds a BA(Ed) in Political Science and has attended several professional courses including: Intermediate Command Course, Senior Command Course, Peacekeeping Training Course.
The Niger State-born cop is a member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.
Sanusi Lemu has held many Command positions including the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna and Bauchi Police Commands.
Until his promotion as DIG, Sanusi Lemu, was the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zonal Headquarters (Zone-12), Bauchi.
