Former inspector general of police (IGP), Solomon Arase has passed away. He died at the Cedarcrest hospital in Abuja on Sunday, 31st of August.
His son, Solomon Arase Jnr. confirmed his death via a statement released on Sunday. He disclosed that Arase died after a brief illness. Similarly, a member of the house of representatives of Oredo Federal Constituency, Engineer Esosa Iyawe FNSE also confirmed his death on his official X page.
Arase was appointed as the 18th IGP on the 22nd of April 2015 by the then President, Goodluck Jonathan and retired on 21st of June, 2016, after reaching the compulsory retirement age.
Prior to becoming the IGP, he was appointed as the Principal Staff Officer, PSO, to three different inspector general of police between the year 2002 to year 2008.
He was later appointed as the chairman of the police service commission by the late president Muhammadu Buhari in January 2023.
He was however removed from his position as the chairman of police service commission by President Bola Tinubu in June 2024.
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