President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abubakar Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector General of Police to replace Ibrahim Idris, who is scheduled to retire from office on Tuesday, having attained the mandatory 35 years in service and 60 years of age.

The Lagos Times had reported earlier that Mohammed, an AIG, was named as the Acting Inspector General of Police.

Mohammed replaced Idris Ibrahim as the new police boss on Monday, January 14.

He was appointed from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos.

Born on November 9, 1961, Mohammed was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1986.

He has a bachelor in Geography.

Mohammed was a deputy commissioner of police in Ekiti state and had served at the Interpol where he served for over a decade.

The new police boss, who was the President of Interpol for five years, rose to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).

The Nasarawa-born police chief was at one time a director of peacekeeping operations.

He is a former police commissioner in Enugu and was an AIG in charge Zone 5.

His appointment lies to rest the controversy surrounding the tenure of Ibrahim Idris, outgoing police boss. There had been reports on the plots to extend Idris’ tenure but opposition parties kicked against it.

President Buhari appointed Idris March 21, 2016, after the retirement of Solomon Arase from the force as Police Inspector-General.