President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Usman Baba as Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, confirmed the development when he addressed State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said that the appointment was with immediate effect.
The new acting IGP, Baba is taking over from Mohammed Adamu, after Buhari had on February 4 extended his tenure as the Inspector General of Police for three months.
Adamu spent two months and three days during the extended period.