Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunbi Smith, is a former Inspector General of Police of Nigeria appointed in May 1999, who retired in March 2002 following a police strike.
13 Facts About Musiliu Smith
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In 1972 Smith joined the police force in Enugu as an assistant police superintendent.
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Musiliu Smith later served as an instructor in the Police College Ikeja, and a divisional police officer in Mubi, Adamawa State.
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Musiliu Smith then moved to Ilorin, where he served in various capacities, finally becoming Kwara State Police Command administrative officer.
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Musiliu Smith was posted to Rivers State in 1987, taking charge of the Police College.
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Musiliu Smith returned to Kwara State and later Plateau State as commissioner of police.
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In 1996, Musiliu Smith was promoted to assistant inspector general of police, placed in charge of Zonal Headquarters, Kano.
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Musiliu Smith completed a master's degree programme in strategic studies at the University of Ibadan in 1997.
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Musiliu Smith was appointed a member of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1998.
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Musiliu Smith was appointed the inspector general of police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29,1999.
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Musiliu Smith succeeded Ibrahim Coomassie, who had held the post since 1993.
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Musiliu Smith followed instructions from President Olusegun Obasanjo in refusing to follow up on charges of certificate forgery laid against Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying the court could not compel the police to do the investigation.
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Musiliu Smith was asked to retire by Olusegun Obasanjo in March 2002.