Governor of
Kaduna State Nasir El-rufai has approved the appointment of AIG Mohammed
Murtala Abbass as Special Adviser in Security/Coordinator, Operation Yaki.
This was
contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Kaduna on Friday and signed by
the Samuel Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and
Publicity.
According to
the statement, “AIG Abbass replaces Colonel Yakubu Yusuf (Rtd), who has
resigned his appointment.
“AIG Abbass
graduated in 1980 with combined honours in History and Political Science from
the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
“He retired
from the Nigeria Police Force in 2012 as the Assistant Inspector General of
Police in charge of Zone 9, which covered Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Imo States.
He was also Force Provost Marshall after serving as Commissioner of Police in
Yobe, Anambra, Sokoto and Katsina States.
“During his
service in the police, AIG Abbass was also Commissioner of Police for the
Border Patrol and Commissioner of Police in charge of the X-Squad, Force CID.
“He was
Divisional Police Officer in Malali and Rigachikun divisions of the Kaduna
State Police Command, and DPO of the Dutse division in Jigawa State.
“A fellow of
the War College, AIG Abbass also attended the National Development Course of
the Taiwan Military Academy.”
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