Buhari Appoints Retiring AIGP Baba Umar Security Adviser On International Police Cooperation, Counter-terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed a retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police, Garba Baba Umar, a Senior Security Adviser on International Police Cooperation and Counter-terrorism in the office of the Minister of Police Affairs.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed a retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police, Garba Baba Umar, a Senior Security Adviser on International Police Cooperation and Counter-terrorism in the office of the Minister of Police Affairs.
Senior Special Media Aide to the President, Garba Shehu, made the announced the appointment, adding that Umar’s appointment would assist Nigeria keep the important position and make way for him to complete his nationally beneficial tenure as an Executive Member of the International Police Organization (INTERPOL).
Shehu stated that Buhari noted the precedent in which a former Executive Member, AIG Kamal Subair (Rtd) was retained in service by the Federal Government of Nigeria after retirement in 2018.
According to Shehu, the president equally considered the fact that during his tenure as a member of the Executive Committee, AIG Umar assisted Nigeria in many ways.
He explained that with the hope that in the remaining one year, he would even do more in securing equipment for crimes, border management and counter-terrorism for the country and in helping to get more Nigerians into important positions in the INTERPOL.
Umar’s tenure at the INTERPOL will end in November 2024, and his new appointment as Senior Security Adviser takes effect from 16th of May, 2023.
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