- President Muhammadu Buhari has made a fresh appointment on security, a few days before the May 29 handover ceremony
- Ahead of Bola Tinubu’s inauguration, Buhari on Thursday, May 11, appointed the retiring AIG of Police, Garba Baba Umar as security adviser on International Police Cooperation
- According to the presidency, this move is to enable Nigeria to keep its important position at INTERPOL
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, May 11, appointed the retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Garba Baba Umar as a Senior Security Adviser (SSA) on international police cooperation and counter-terrorism in the office of the minister of police affairs.
According to the presidency, Umar’s appointment was to enable Nigeria to keep the important position and make way for him to complete his nationally beneficial tenure as an executive member of the International Police Organization (INTERPOL) Headquarters.
