That the new Police boss, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assumed duty following his appointment as the Acting Inspector-General of Police by President Muhammadu Buhari is an established fact.
Be that as it may, we can tell you for free that Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba is a graduate of Bayero University, Kano and the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). He holds a Masters degree in Public Administration (MPA) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Prior to his appointment, he was the head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID).
Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, NPM, psc (+), fdc is a fellow of the National Defence College. He hailed from Geidam in Yobe State. He was commissioned into the Nigeria Police Force on 15th March, 1988 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police at the prestigious Nigeria Police Academy (Annex), Kaduna.
He has held several strategic positions in the past cutting across all the departments of the Force. These include: Ag. Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Force Secretary, Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone-5 Benin, Zone-4 Makurdi and Zone-7 Abuja.
He was also a former Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Delta Commands amongst others. Until his appointment as the Ag. IGP, he was the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department.
He holds a policing vision of enhancing police primacy in the protection of lives and property. He believes in the provision of motivational and credible leadership driven by professionalism and strategic planning, all directed at stabilizing internal security and modernizing police operations within the framework of citizens’ consent, trust, and the rule of law.
Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, NPM, psc (+), fdc takes over from IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni who retired after 35years of meritorious service to the nation. The handing and taking over of leadership between the former and new Police Chiefs was held in a brief but colourful ceremony at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday April 7th, 2021. The event was climaxed with the symbolic handover of the Nigeria Police flag.
However, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba who is the 21st indigenous Inspector General of Police, expressed his gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for the opportunity given him to serve the nation and humanity.
He, however, pledged to harness all human and material resources of the Force towards improving security, safety, law and order in the country.
