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Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has died at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja.
Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th IGP, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
Before his tenure as IGP, he led the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the police force’s primary intelligence unit.
Born on June 21, 1956, in the Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Arase earned a degree in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University in 1980 and joined the Nigeria Police Force on December 1, 1981.
He later obtained a Law degree from the University of Benin as well as a Master’s degree from the University of Lagos.
During his career, he held several key positions, including Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State and Assistant IGP in charge of intelligence.
He also served in Namibia as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission and was a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Arase retired from the Police on June 21, 2016, after reaching the mandatory retirement age.
He was appointed as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission in January 2023 by the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
He was removed from office by President Bola Tinubu in June 2024.
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