Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase
has passed away at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja.
As of the time of filing this report, neither his
family nor the Nigeria Police Force has issued an official statement confirming
the development.
Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General
of Police, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
Before becoming IGP, he headed the Criminal
Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the police force’s top intelligence
unit.
Born on June 21, 1956, in Owan West Local Government
Area of Edo State, Arase studied Political Science at Ahmadu Bello University,
graduating in 1980, and joined the Nigeria Police Force on December 1, 1981.
He later obtained a Law degree from the University of
Benin as well as a Master’s degree from the University of Lagos.
During his career, he held several key positions,
including Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State and Assistant
Inspector-General of Police in charge of intelligence.
He also served in Namibia as part of a United Nations
peacekeeping mission and was a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Arase retired from the Police on June 21, 2016, after
reaching the mandatory retirement age.
He was appointed as the Chairman of the Police Service
Commission in January 2023 by the late President Muhammadu Buhari. He was
removed from office by President Bola Tinubu in June 2024.
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