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3 unusual facts about Ibrahim Coomassie


Ibrahim Coomassie

Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, was an Inspector General of Police of Nigeria from 1993 to 1999, serving under the military governments of Generals Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar.

In October 1999, government investigations into abuses by the Abacha regime, including the assassination of Kudirat Abiola (wife of M.K.O. Abiola) in 1996 and the suspected murder of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua in detention in December 1997, resulted in the arrest of Ibrahim Coomassie and other leading figures, including Mohammed Abacha, the dictator's son.

In 1996, Coomassie launched an investigation into police actions during the military rule of General Ibrahim Babangida (1985–1993).



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