AIG Garba Baba Umar elected VP Interpol in Turkey

Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Garba Baba Umar, has been elected Vice President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) – INTERPOL.

AIG Garba, who heads INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Nigeria, was elected in the early hours of today in Turkey.

He was elected at 89th INTERPOL General Assembly currently holding at the Halic Congress Hall, Istanbul.

The 2021 General Assembly, which has in attendance 470 Police Chiefs, Ministers and Senior Law Enforcement Officials from the 195 INTERPOL member countries, seeks to identify areas where the organization can reinforce the global security architecture and enhance collaboration against national and transnational crimes.

AIG Garba, one of Nigeria’s finest criminal investigators and professional strategic police manager, with over thirty (30) years policing experience both at national and international levels, polled the highest number of votes in the elections.