Little was known of the new Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase until he was announced by the Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati announced that President Goodluck Jonathan has approved his appointment as the new Nigeria’s police boss.

The new Acting Inspector-General of Police, Arase until his appoint was the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Department of Criminal Investigation. He was in charge of investigation and prosecution of serious and complex criminal cases within and outside the country. He also coordinates crime investigations and prosecution throughout the force.

Arase holds a bachelor degree in law and Master’s degree in Public Administration. In 2013, when only 266 police officers passed the Intelligence Gathering test conducted under him out of 5,000 officers that wrote the test, Mr. Arase told newsmen that, ‘not every police officer can be an intelligent officer’.

He is believed to be an advocate of proper training for the Nigerian Police Force and will not hesitate to dismiss any officer cannot cope with the intelligence required of Police force. He said concerning the 4,734 officers that failed his intelligence test in 2013, ‘after we carried out assessment test on the officers on ground, we discovered that a lot of them have to go’.

Analysts have however raise doubt over the length of period the new Acting Inspector-General will be in the office since the President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari may not be favourably dispose to the person of the new acting Police boss.

The new acting inspector-general joined Police force on 2nd December, 1981. He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General in 2012. He was born on 26th of June 1956 in Edo state.


http://believeafrica.net/officers-out-of-failed-intelligence-exam-conducted-by-new-igp-p586-114.htm

This explains a lot

What of the test way Dem set for the IGP how many him score?

Lol... I wasn't expecting them to pass the exam.

Hw will dey pass wen na height and long leg is what u need to enter

No be NIGERIA wey mechanical Engineer go dey do it inside police station

This explains a lot.

I am not surprised.

No wonder

**In Patrick obahiagbon's Voice*hope there were no Epileptic Nepotism,because this is Rugubous, how can 4734 police officers be Ecocentric chauvinism. I think they Need Spiritual immolation, cos they might be involved in Cataliptic parakpoism, I will advise them to be Self Agbnegnation and also be Legislative quango..in other to avoid Hocuspocus gambadoism..thank you

How will they pass? If they had passed that means the IG has started his tenure on a failure note.