President Muhammadu Buhari, influenced by theAso Rock cabals, decided to end the tenure of the Inspector-General ofPolice, Mohammed Adamu, due to the embarrassing security deterioration in the
South-East and South-South regions.SaharaReporters reports that somepeople close to President Muhammadu Buhari also believe Adamu, althoughcoincidentally on a working visit to Imo State, has run out of ideas to dealwith the ravaging secessionist groups threatening the unity of the country, thepeace in the region and security personnel in the region.
Imo State, where Adamu went on Tuesday, has had the latest and arguablythe most daring attacks by gunmen – whom he said were believed to bemembers of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network –working ultimately towards a secessionist agenda funded by foreign influences.
“That IGP Mohammed Adamu was sacked while on an operational visit to ImoState means a lot. He was in the good books of the Presidency and had onlyspent about two months out of his three-month extension. But the rising attacksin the South-East and South-South are what every powerbroker around Buharifrowns on and believes Adamu should go because he has run out ofideas.
“The cabals are afraid secession is coming and anarchy is rising fromthe South. The immediate task of the new IGP will be to manage the risinginsurrection in the Southern region,” one of the sources revealed.
“The new IGP isfrom Yobe State, and he understands insurgency. He was the Head of ForceCriminal Investigation Department. He has been given orders from the Presidencyand he knows why exactly he has been brought and the urgent tasks before him,”another source stated.
“The attack in Imo was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.There was a conspiracy by some police officers to alsosabotage Adamu into being ridiculed. He was no longer popular. The proximity ofthe prison facility and the state police headquarters that were breached inOwerri to other security agencies leaves so much to be investigated. The attacklasted for more than three hours and the attackers moved more than1,000 inmates out of the vicinity without being repelled or arrested. That wassabotage and the Presidency was angry that Adamu could no longer manage thepolice,” the source added.
Muhammed Dingyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs, communicated thepresident’s replacement of Adamu with DIG Usman AlkaliBaba, to State House correspondents atthe Presidential Villa on Tuesday.
The president said Alkali should replace Mohammed Adamu with immediateeffect.
Buhari had on February 4 extended the tenure of Adamu as the IGP forthree months.
Adamu, who was appointed in 2019, had clocked the mandatory 35 years inservice on February 1 and was expected to have been replaced by the president.
His tenure extension had elicited widespread criticism and a resultantlawsuit.
Maxwell Opara, a legal practitioner, had taken the IGP to court,contending that by virtue of section 215 of the Nigerian constitution andsection 7 of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, he cannot continue to function asthe IGP, having retired as a serving member of the force.
In his defence, the IGP had told the Federal High Courtthat the new Nigeria Police Act gave him a four-year tenure, which would onlylapse in either 2023 or 2024.
Supporting Adamu’s position, the Attorney General of the Federation andMinister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had stated that the law permitted the IGP
to remain in office.