President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting started around 4.30p.m when the President returned to the seat of power after attending a function at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja.
A similar meeting was also held on Friday 4th of January, 2019 shortly after the Jumma’at prayer at the State House mosque.
Idris was expected to retire from service on attainment of the mandatory 35 years in service on the 15th of January, 2019.
Idris was appointed by President Buhari on 21 March 2016 to replace Solomon Arase, who retired from the police force on 21 June 2016.
The 59- year old Ibrahim Idris enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force in 1984, after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture.
While there are filers that the president might extend the IG’s tenure, politicians across party lines have kicked against such. They insisted that the IG must step aside for the next most qualified officer.
The meeting was still in progress at the time of filing this report.
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