Misau-IGP clash: FG to intervene, moves to settle out of court

-SGF, Boss Mustapha to settle crisis between IGP, Misau

FG moves to settle out of court Misau-IGP rift 

The Federal  Government has intervened in the rift between the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isah Hamman Misau, APC, Bauchi Central, and Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.

A source said the FG has concluded plans to intervene in the matter to prevent more crisis as well as avoid an avenue for the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to mock the Federal Government, Vanguard reported.

The source indicated that the FG desires that Idris and Misau to settle out of court.

In line with the FG’s wish, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, will hold a meeting with both the IGP and Misau to discuss on the way forward and make certain that the matter was settled out of court.

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Despite accusations by Misau against the Inspector- General of Police on corruption, nepotism, misuse of office, illegal promotion, mismanagement of funds, posting of Senior officers, Mustapha wants a position of no victor, no vanquished.

Hence, Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigating the accusations against IGP, the Police, and Police Service Commission, as headed by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Francis Alimikhena, APC, Edo North, may shelve the probe pending when the SGF has completed his assignment inrestoring peace between the two warring parties.

The source said:  “The committee may not meet now because the federal government, through the SGF, is going to have a meeting with the IGP and Senator Misau to ensure that there is no victor, no vanquished.

‘’The federal government is intervening and trying to resolve the matter and at the end of the day, settle out of court.’’ It would be recalled that  the  Inspector- General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, had on November 8, appeared before the Senate Committee.