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Ex-IGP Solomon Arase dies at 69
Nigeria’s former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, is dead.
Aged 69, the ex-police chief reportedly passed away at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja.
Arase, Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was appointed in April 2015 by then-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Following his retirement in 2016, he continued to serve the country in various roles, most notably as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), a position he assumed in January 2023 under President Muhammadu Buhari.
He was later removed from the role in June 2024 by President Bola Tinubu.
A distinguished intelligence officer, Arase once headed the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the apex intelligence arm of the police.
He also served as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State and later as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of intelligence.
His career also included international service, notably a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Namibia.mission.
As of press time, neither his family nor the Nigeria Police Force has issued an official confirmation of the development.
Source: THE NATION
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