The Acting Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu may have hit the ground running, following his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as Police Chief. Shortly after his decoration, Adamu was reported to have reversed the transfer of Lagos Commissioner of Police, Imohini Edgal.
According to Dailytrust, there was a mild drama on Tuesday afternoon as the new Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, arrived the Lagos State Command Headquarters, Ikeja, with the intention to take over leadership of the police in the state from Edgal. He was however told that the scheduled hand over would no longer hold.
The report hinted that a hand over between the two Commissioners of Police had been earlier scheduled for 3pm.
CP Egbetokun who was previously in charge of the Police Anti-Bomb Squad had stormed the command with his convoy and met Edgal who was prepared for the handing over.
It was gathered that as they were having a closed-door meeting, a phone call believed to be from the newly decorated Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, came in and directed that the handing and taking over should be cancelled till further notice.
Briefing newsmen in the company of Egbetokun, the Lagos CP said
“Gentlemen of the press, are you here for the handing over and taking over? Are you here because you love me or you are eager for me to leave? Well, there is a directive that the status quo should remain till further notice.”
