Meet Alkali Baba: The New Acting Inspection General of Police

Noting that the tenure of former IG, Mohammed Adamu ended in February but was extended on the 4th of February by president Buhari.

Usman Alkali Baba formerly the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) has been appointed with immediate effect as the new acting Inspection General of Police (IGP) following the directive of President Buhari.

This information was passed across by the minister of police affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dangyadi, on Tuesday, April 6, while briefing state house correspondents.

Usman Alkali Baba was born on March 1, 1963 in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. He holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Maiduguri, BA (ED) Political Science from Bayero University, Kano State as well as Professional Courses/Workshop Institution.

He holds a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate from Teachers College, Potiskum.

He enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on March 15, 1988.

Until his appointment as the acting IGP on Tuesday April 6, he had held several positions in various commands of the force.

He served as Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Yola, Gombe, Kaduna and Jos.

He also served in Ilorin, Kwara State as Area Commander, second-in-command in Ebonyi State and Assistant Commissioner, CID, in Kaduna.

He also served in Kaduna as the deputy commissioner (administration) and in FCT as deputy commissioner of police (Investigation). He was also in the staff college as a directing staff.

He became a commissioner of police in January 2014 and AIG in July 2016.

He was commissioner of police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Delta State and subsequently served as the AIG in charge of Zone 5 Benin, Zone 4 Makurdi and Zone 7, Abuja.

He had also attended peace keeping operations outside the country.

He was promoted to the rank of DIG in November 2020 and was in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) until his appointment as IGP on Tuesday.

He had acted as DIG in charge of Finance and Administration and at some point served as Force secretary.

He had attended several professional courses. He is a member of Course 22/2014 of the National Defence College (NDC) Abuja and also a fellow of International War College.

The acting IGP is due for retirement in 2023.