New Police Chief Usman Baba Announces Plans
Usman has expressed readiness to work with citizens in the interest of community safety and national security.
Joy Kalu 
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has promised to provide professional and responsible leadership.
Baba spoke on Wednesday after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo decorated him with his new rank.
Baba said he was aware of Nigeria’s demand for a secured country.
He expressed readiness to work with citizens in the interest of community safety and national security.
Baba admitted that Nigeria was experiencing an increasingly complex and pervasive security threat.
Noting that terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other organised crimes were major challenges, the IGP vowed renewed vigour to address the threats.
Baba declared that the Nigeria Police was endowed with some of the finest, courageous and patriotic officers.
He said: “I am also encouraged by the fact that the outgoing IG laid a solid foundation and entrenched a culture of professionalism and efficiency.
“This will stimulate me to strengthen our strategies to our operational approach to the current security threats”.
Usman Alkali Baba on Tuesday replaced Mohammed Adamu as Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) following an approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The new IGP’s appointment came with a lot of controversies as he was handed the position at a time when the immediate past IGP, Adamu travelled to Imo State in the aftermath of the violence that rocked the state on Monday.
Adamu’s tenure was controversially extended for three months on February 4 2021, but, he has only spent about two months.
The appointment of the new IGP, Baba was greeted with applause and criticism. While some experts described the appointment as apt and a step in the right direction others criticised it and condemned the appointment as lopsided due to his political zone.
