Nigeria loses a policing titan whose reforms and dedication shaped national security for decades.
President Bola Tinubu expressed deep sadness over the death of former Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase at 69. Praising Arase’s transformative leadership and key initiatives like the Intelligence Response Team and Safer Highway Patrols, Tinubu highlighted his decades of service from 1981 to 2016, including roles in UN peacekeeping and police reforms. The president prayed for his peaceful repose and acknowledged the void his passing creates in Nigeria’s security landscape.
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