INDICTED AIG MD ABUBAKAR MAY REPLACE RINGIM

Mohammed Abubakar, an Assistant Inspector General of police, in charge of Zone 12, Bauchi who allegedly masterminded the killings of Christians in Jos may replace out-going Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, Pointblanknews.com has learnt.

Abubakar is one of the many AIG’s who is being considered for the top cop job as Ringim’s removal draws near.

A Justice Niki Tobi panel constituted in September 2001 by former Governor Joshua Dariye on the Jos crisis had recommended the retirement MD Abubakar from the Police force

In a White Paper released in Jos, the panel suggested that Abubakar should be dismissed if he refuses to retire.

The panel said: "Religious fanatics should not be posted to head state police commands. The commission recommends that for his ignoble role during the September 2001 crisis which resulted in the loss of lives, the former Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, Alhaji M.D. Abubakar, be advised to retire from the Nigeria Police Force and in the event of his refusal to do so, he should be dismissed from the service."

Abubakar from Zamfara State who was indicted twice between 2004 and 2006 by a Jos crises Panel, is alleged to have sponsored some Islamist Militant Group when he was Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Plateau States, according to Pointblanknews.com sources.

Pointblanknews.com gathered that already, the presidency has commenced search for Ringim replacement and has interviewed few top police officers, which includes MD Abubakar.

More AIG’s have also been lined up for interview in the coming days.

Sources hinted that the Presidency is seriously considering an immediate replacement for Ringim and all other security chiefs who have been found to have covertly supported the activities of Boko Haram in the country.

Meanwhile, following the precarious security situation in the country and the last week massacre in Kano by Boko Haram, top management team of the Nigeria Police Force headed by Hafiz Ringim had a closed-door meeting for six hours in Abuja.

The agenda of the meeting, which started at about 10:am and ended at about 4:30pm, was not disclosed as at Press time.

All Deputy Inspector Generals of Police (DIGs) and the Force Secretary were in attendance at the meeting, which took place at the IGP’s conference room of the Louis Edet House of the Police Headquarters in Abuja.

It was also learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan had mandated all the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the last week Kano explosions without delay.

Deputy Force Public Relations Officer (DFPRO) of the Police Oluyemi Ajayi while justifying the reasons for the closed-door meeting said it’s a routine management meeting in the Police.

He said the meeting was aimed at assessing the past performance of the Force and planning for future operational strategies.