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Former IGP, Solomon Arase passes on 

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A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase is reportedly dead.

He was said to have passed on at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja.

According to SaharaReporters, there has been no official confirmation from his family or the Nigeria Police Force regarding the development.

Details of his demise are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

Arase was Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police.

The late IGP was appointed to the position in April 2015 by then-President Goodluck Jonathan. 

He was also Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), among other roles.

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