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The Senate has paid tribute to Dr Solomon Arase, a erstwhile inspector-general of constabulary (IGP) who passed distant connected August 31, 2025, astatine the property of 69.
Coming nether Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules (Personal Explanation), Senator Imasuen Neda (Edo South) raised the motion, expressing sadness implicit the decease of the 18th IGP, who was wide respected for his integrity, professionalism and dedication to service.
Born connected June 21, 1956, successful Edo State, Arase joined the Nigeria Police Force successful 1981 and roseate done the ranks with an unblemished record.
Senator Neda said Arase held respective strategical positions, including commissioner of police, Akwa Ibom State Command; adjunct inspector-general of police; caput of the Force Intelligence Bureau and caput of the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau.
He added that Arase was appointed IGP successful April 2015 by erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan and served until June 2016. During his tenure, helium championed intelligence-led policing, deepened assemblage engagement, introduced reforms and strengthened counter-terrorism strategies.
Following his retirement, helium said Arase was appointed president of the Police Service Commission (PSC), wherever helium upheld the principles of merit, fairness, and accountability successful recruitment, promotion, and subject wrong the Force.
The Senate besides acknowledged his contributions arsenic a ineligible practitioner, researcher, and writer of scholarly works connected law, security, and quality rights—highlighting that helium mentored a procreation of constabulary officers and scholars who proceed to payment from his enactment and wisdom.
In honour of the precocious constabulary chief, the Senate resoluteness to: “Extend condolences to his family, the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, and the authorities and radical of Edo State.
“Urge the national authorities to immortalise Arase by naming a nationalist information instauration oregon constabulary grooming installation aft him, successful designation of his outstanding work and enduring legacy.
“Convey the condolences of the Senate to the bereaved household and guarantee them of the nation’s gratitude for his sacrifice and service.
Presiding implicit the session, the lawman Senate president Barau Jibrin commended the precocious IGP’s grounds of service, describing him arsenic “a patriot, a reformer and a distinguished serviceman whose beingness epitomised duty, honour and service.”
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