Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Ari Mohammed Ali, has firmly rejected reports that he was dismissed from service due to allegations of age falsification and violations of service rules.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Ibrahim Anas Alemani, Ali described the claims as “false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to tarnish his reputation.”
The retired police chief emphasized his long and honorable career, asserting that he served the Nigeria Police Force with integrity and retired after a distinguished tenure marked by professionalism and excellence.
The statement provided a detailed account of his career, confirming that Ali was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as part of Course 16 cadet ASP. He received his training at the Elite Police Academy in Kaduna State, and went on to serve in various states, including Delta, Bayelsa, Lagos, Rivers, and Kano, as well as at the Police Staff College in Jos.
Ali’s notable achievements included serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations in Lagos for three years, where he received the prestigious Security Watch Africa Award of Excellence in 2018 as the Best Operations Officer in African Security. He later served as Commissioner of Police in Delta State from 2021 to 2023, during which time the state became one of the safest in Nigeria.
In 2023, Ali was promoted to Assistant Inspector General of Police and posted to Zone 2 in Lagos State. He was later redeployed to Force Headquarters as AIG Community Policing and subsequently posted to Kano State as AIG Zone 1. His final promotion came in November 2024 when he was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police and served in the role until his retirement on March 1, 2025, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60 and completing 35 years of service.
Ali’s retirement was closely followed by reports of his intention to join the political arena. SaharaReporters previously reported that Ali had joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) and plans to contest for a Senate seat representing Nasarawa South in the 2027 general elections. This mirrors the post-retirement political path of former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who also declared his political ambition to run for Nasarawa governorship in the 2023 elections under the APC platform.
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