President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of a former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, who passed away on Sunday.
Arase, 69, served as the 18th indigenous IGP and died in a private hospital in Abuja.
Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, commiserated with the Nigeria Police Force, as well as the family, friends, and associates of the late security chief.
The President described him as a “highly resourceful officer” whose legacy of reforms left an enduring impact on the nation’s policing system.
“Arase served the police force meritoriously from 1981 to 2016. During his career, he led tactical, operational, and intelligence units, including United Nations Peacekeeping in Namibia, the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, and the Principal Staff Officer to three IGPs,” he said.
Similarly, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased IGP in Abuja and extended heartfelt condolences on behalf of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, to the family, friends, and former colleagues of Arase.
Egbetokun said he was saddened by Arase’s death.
“IGP Kayode Egbetokun acknowledges the deep pain of this loss and prays for comfort, strength, and peace for all in this time of grief, while appreciating the contributions of the late Police boss to Police reforms and National Security,” a statement by the police partly read.