Why No DIG, AIG Was Retired During IG’s Appointment — Minister

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has said that
no Deputy Inspector General and Assistant Inspector-General of
Police was retired after the appointment of the Inspector- General
of Police, Usman Baba, because additional manpower was needed in
the police to combat insecurity.

He noted that this was the first in the recent history of the
police, noting that this has facilitated the availability of
additional manpower to prosecute the fight against insecurity in
the country.
He made this known during the decoration of 24 AIGs held at the
International Peace Centre Conference room in Abuja, on Monday.

According to a statement by the ministry of police affairs
spokesman, Bolaji Kazeem, titled, ‘Appointment of IG: No DIGs, AIGs
retired – Dingyadi,’ the minister stated that the government
deliberately took this position to have many hands in the
force.

“With this action, the Police Force has retained experienced and
professionals that would contribute toward sustaining the relative
peace in the country,” he noted.

Dingyadi said that the criteria for the appointment of the new
AIGs were purely on merit, professional conduct, and individual
performance and urged the newly appointed officers to redouble
their efforts to curb the insecurity in Nigeria.

The statement read, “The minister reiterated the present
administration’s commitment to the welfare and repositioning of the
police force noting that Mr. President has directed the Salaries
and Wages Commission to come out with new salary structure which he
said it is in progress and urged them to do their best to justify
the confidence repose on them.”

Dingyadi reportedly said, “To whom much is given, much is
expected. Officers should re-double their effort in the fight
against insecurity which had bedeviled the country today. A lot is
expected of you in contributing your quota towards the
sustainability of peace and unity in the country”.

In his goodwill message on behalf of the Armed Forces and
paramilitary, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruq Yahaya said
that security agencies were expected to tap from the wealth of
experience, commitment, dedication, and unblemished service of the
new AIGs whenever they are deployed to critical areas.

“No one agency can do it alone today, for us to work together
and synergize and bring each agency uniqueness and competency
together in unison against both known and unknown adversaries, none
can withstand our collective efforts,” he stressed.

Earlier, the IG said that as the nation faced with complex
security challenges, it is expedient that the Nigeria Police Force
being the lead agency in internal security management is
repositioned to deal with the current dynamics of crime and future
security threats.

He said the process requires a deliberate manpower development
policy that would identify, elevate, and position professionally
competent officers who will act as the strategic policy managers
that will drive police vision and give effect to strategies that
are directed at responding to current and emerging security
threats.

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has said that
no Deputy Inspector General and Assistant Inspector-General of
Police was retired after the appointment of the Inspector- General
of Police, Usman Baba, because additional manpower was needed in
the police to combat insecurity.

He noted that this was the first in the recent history of the
police, noting that this has facilitated the availability of
additional manpower to prosecute the fight against insecurity in
the country.
He made this known during the decoration of 24 AIGs held at the
International Peace Centre Conference room in Abuja, on Monday.

According to a statement by the ministry of police affairs
spokesman, Bolaji Kazeem, titled, ‘Appointment of IG: No DIGs, AIGs
retired – Dingyadi,’ the minister stated that the government
deliberately took this position to have many hands in the
force.

“With this action, the Police Force has retained experienced and
professionals that would contribute toward sustaining the relative
peace in the country,” he noted.

Dingyadi said that the criteria for the appointment of the new
AIGs were purely on merit, professional conduct, and individual
performance and urged the newly appointed officers to redouble
their efforts to curb the insecurity in Nigeria.

The statement read, “The minister reiterated the present
administration’s commitment to the welfare and repositioning of the
police force noting that Mr. President has directed the Salaries
and Wages Commission to come out with new salary structure which he
said it is in progress and urged them to do their best to justify
the confidence repose on them.”

Dingyadi reportedly said, “To whom much is given, much is
expected. Officers should re-double their effort in the fight
against insecurity which had bedeviled the country today. A lot is
expected of you in contributing your quota towards the
sustainability of peace and unity in the country”.

In his goodwill message on behalf of the Armed Forces and
paramilitary, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruq Yahaya said
that security agencies were expected to tap from the wealth of
experience, commitment, dedication, and unblemished service of the
new AIGs whenever they are deployed to critical areas.

“No one agency can do it alone today, for us to work together
and synergize and bring each agency uniqueness and competency
together in unison against both known and unknown adversaries, none
can withstand our collective efforts,” he stressed.

Earlier, the IG said that as the nation faced with complex
security challenges, it is expedient that the Nigeria Police Force
being the lead agency in internal security management is
repositioned to deal with the current dynamics of crime and future
security threats.

He said the process requires a deliberate manpower development
policy that would identify, elevate, and position professionally
competent officers who will act as the strategic policy managers
that will drive police vision and give effect to strategies that
are directed at responding to current and emerging security
threats.