Aranse, an Assistant Inspector General of
Police (AIG), was appointed following the
immediate sack of the former IG, Suleiman
Abba by President Goodluck Jonathan .
Solomon Aranse replaces Abba
Below are 11 things you should know about
the new police IG.

1. He is a lawyer: Mr. Aranse holds a Bachelor
of Law degree and Masters of Law from the
University of Benin and University of Lagos
respectively. He attended the Nigerian Law
school and was called to the bar in 2000.

2. He has a degree in Political Science: The
new IGP graduated with a degree in political
science from the Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, in 1980.

3. He has a Master’s Degree in Strategic
Studies from the University of Ibadan.

4. He joined the Nigerian Police in 1981.

5. Mr. Arase was the Commissioner of Police,
Akwa Ibom state.

6. Before his recent appointment, he was in
charge of the Force Criminal Investigation
Bureau.

7. He served at the United Nations Mission in
Namibia.

8. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence
College.

9. Before his latest appointment, Mr. Arase
was head of the Force Criminal Intelligence
and Investigation Department, which is the
apex intelligence gathering arm of the Nigerian
police. The Force CID is the only arm of the
police that provides Intelligence on Crime and
National Security. Its primary functions include
investigation and prosecution of serious and
complex criminal cases within and outside the
Country. The Department also coordinates
crime investigations throughout the NPF.

10: He was the Principal Staff Officer to three
former IG’s including Mr. Tafa Balogun, Mr.
Mike Okiro and Mr. Sunday Ehindero.

11. He served as the Deputy Commissioner in
charge PANTI, Lagos.
Suleiman Abba was the 17th indigenous
inspector general of police and was appointed
by President Jonathan in 2014. He took over
from former police inspector general
Mohammed Abubakar (Rtd) who
had completed 35 years of service.
Report had surfaced in May 2014, that
Solomon Arase, may take over from
Mohammed Abubakar, as the Inspector General
of Police (IGP).

Source: http://www.naij.com/425472-11-facts-you-should-know-about-the-new-police-ig.html

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12: he's most likely to be fired by Buhari's administration.

His state of origin?

Let's watch and see what the next Government will do with your appointment.

You know. ......