BREAKING: Former IGP Solomon Arase Reportedly Dead

BREAKING: Former IGP Solomon Arase Reportedly Dead

Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has reportedly died at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, SaharaReporters said on Saturday.

There has been no official confirmation yet from his family or the Nigeria Police Force.

Arase, Nigeria’s 18th IGP, was appointed in April 2015 by then-President Goodluck Jonathan and retired from the Force in 2016.

In January 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari named him Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). He was removed from the position in June 2024 by President Bola Tinubu.

A career intelligence officer, Arase once headed the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, served as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, and later became Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of intelligence. He also served in Namibia on a United Nations peacekeeping mission.