Mobolaji Johnson’s Demise Is Surprising – Musiliu Smith

An ex Inspector General of Police (IGP), Musiliu Smith, has described the death of late Brig.-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson as surprising.

According to the police officer, the 1st Military Governor of Lagos State will never be forgotten after his amazing legacies.

Musiliu said the entire force is going to miss him.

His words, “His performance as first military governor of Lagos State stands him out. Those of us who were younger then enjoyed scholarships.

“When you finish your degree, you go straight to the ministry, it is automatic employment.

“We are going to miss him.”

RIP to his soul.

Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunbi Smith, was an Inspector General of Police of Nigeria appointed in May 1999, who retired in March 2002 following a police strike.

Alhaji Musiliu Smith was born on April 17, 1946. He completed secondary education at Ansarud-deen College, Isolo, Lagos and attended the University of Lagos where he obtained a B.Sc in Sociology in 1970.

In 1972 Musiliu Smith joined the police force in Enugu as an Assistant Police Superintendent. He later served as an Instructor in the Police College Ikeja, and a Divisional Police Officer in Mubi, Adamawa State. From 1980 to 1982, he was in charge of the X-Squad at CID Alagbon Close, Ikoyi. He then moved to Ilorin where he served in various capacities, finally becoming Kwara State Police Command Administrative Officer. He was posted to Rivers State in 1987, taking charge of the Police College. In 1988, he was promoted Commissioner of Police and moved to Lagos where he took over control of the Criminal Intelligence Divisional Force. He returned to Kwara State and later Plateau State as Commissioner of Police. In 1996, Musiliu Smith was promoted to Assistant Inspector General of Police, placed in charge of Zonal Headquarters, Kano. He completed a master’s degree programme in Strategic Studies at the University of Ibadan in 1997. He was appointed a member of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1998.

Musiliu Smith was appointed the Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, 1999. He succeeded Ibrahim Coomassie, who had held the post since 1993.