{"id":943,"date":"2025-09-03T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=943"},"modified":"2025-09-03T03:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:20:11","slug":"tinubu-mourns-ex-igp-arase-says-he-served-meritoriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=943","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu mourns ex-IGP Arase, says he served meritoriously"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over the death of the 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, CFR, who died on Sunday at 69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Tinubu commiserated with the family, friends and associates of the highly resourceful officer. Arase\u2019s reforms as IGP and later as Chairman of the Police Service Commission brought lasting changes to the force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olamide, Wizkid - Kai! (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tChMHOrQJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The President acknowledged the dedication of the former IGP to enhancing security in the country, through initiatives such as the Intelligence Response Team, the Complaint Response Unit, and Safer Highway Patrols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on Arase\u2019s laudable service to the country, President Tinubu remarked, \u201cArase 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter retirement, he continued to serve the nation in various public roles, including as Chairman of the Police Service Commission and as head of the Task Force on implementing the Edo State Anti-Community Development Association Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis expertise extended to consultancy roles with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the European Centre for Electoral Support, the Human Rights Centre at the University of Oslo, and as a member of the Committee on Prevention of Torture in Geneva, Switzerland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of this dedicated security expert, whose experience and contributions will be deeply missed by our nation\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2025\/08\/tinubu-mourns-ex-igp-arase-says-he-served-meritoriously\/amp\/\">(Vanguard)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over the death of the 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, CFR, who died on Sunday at 69. President Tinubu commiserated with the family, friends and associates of the highly resourceful officer. 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