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JonathanJanuary 2012 — July 2014· 16th indigenous IGP

Mohammed Dikko Abubakar

Took over at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. Began the Force's 'reform agenda'.

The record

Mohammed Dikko Abubakar was appointed IGP at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency — between the bombing of Force HQ (June 2011) and the Chibok schoolgirls' abduction (14 April 2014). He launched a 'reform agenda' for the Force that included the disbandment of unauthorised roadblocks.

Notable

  • IGP at the time of the Chibok abduction (14 April 2014).
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.