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Nigerian police officer

Solomon Ehigiator Arase (born 21 June 1956) is a retired Nigerian police officer. He is currently the Chairman of the Nigeria Police ServiceCommission. He was appointed Chairman in January 2023 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Arase also served as the 18th Inspector-General of Nigerian Police (IGP) after Suleiman Abba was sacked.^[1] Before his appointment as IGP, Arase was head of the topmost intelligence gathering unit of the Nigerian police, the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau.^[2]

Life and career

Arase was born on 21 June 1956, in Owan West Local Government, Edo state in Southern Nigeria.

He attended Ahmadu Bello University for his undergraduate studies and graduated with political science degree in 1980.^[3] He was recruited into the Nigerian Police a year after on 1 December 1981.^[2] He also obtained another bachelor's degree in Law from University of Benin as well as Masters from