The new Inspector General of Police Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, hails from Lafia, Nasarawa State and holds a bachelors in Geography.
He enlisted into the police on February 1, 1986 as a Cadet Assistant Inspector General of Police.
He attended senior officer courses on law enforcement, crime prevention, control and management within and outside Nigeria.
Before his appointment Tuesday, he was a directing staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.
He was also a commissioner of police in Ekiti and Enugu States and also Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5 Police Command Headquarters, Benin, Edo State.