Zakarie Andiir Malherbe NPM, Mni, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), passed away at the age of 84. After a protracted illness, AIG Malherbe passed away on December 27, 2024, at a private hospital in Abuja, according to his family. Borno in April 17, 1940, AIG Malherbe is from Benue State’s Buruku local government region.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
From 1948 to 1955, he went to Mkar DRCM and St. Bartholomew, Wusassa Primary Schools. He continued his education at Alhudahuda Provisional Secondary School in Zaria from 1956 to 1961. He joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1962 as a Cadet Inspector and worked his way up to become an Assistant Inspector General of Police, the pinnacle of his career. After completing a year-long study, he graduated in 1963. He enrolled in the NPF Detective School’s Investigation and Prosecution Course in Kaduna in 1964.
Police Detective Training School Wakefied, Yorkshire, England, 1964: Detective and General Duty Course. The Police Staff College at Bramshill, Hampshire, United Kingdom, offered a Junior Command Course in 1968. In 1974, he participated in the Police Methods Practices and Training Program as a Lecturer at Henden Police College in London, UK. In 1975, the International Police Academy in Washington, D.C., offered a diploma course in police management sciences. In 1975, he enrolled in the Joint Services Course on Internal Security and Joint Operations at Fordbragg, U.S.A. (Military Police). In 1979, Malherbe enrolled in the Institute of International Relations’ International Relations Course on Victoria Island in Lagos.
In 1984, he attended Senior Command Course Police Staff College, Kuru, for the Senior Command Course. In 1991, he went on to Kuru Jos’s National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. He worked in all lower and middle-level departments of the Nigeria Police Force during his distinguished career, including DPO, Divisional Traffic Officer, Detective Officer, Operations Officer, Cadet Inspector Trainer, Officer and ASPs Intelligence Unit, Provincial Pay Officer, and Administration. He served as the Training Department’s Commissioner of Police at Force Headquarters, C.P. Kano Police State Command, and C.P. Bauchi State Police Command.
He served as the AIG for Training Command, AIG for Zone 6, and AIG for Zone 5. AIG. Department “E” Regional Refugee Officer, Crisis period, 1966 1967, Kaduna, is another example of an ad hoc position. Participant in the Amateur Athletics Association of Nigeria (1971–1975) and the Nigerian Football Association (NFA) Lagos. For five years, he served as a representative of the Nigeria Red Cross National Council. In 1976, he served on the Kano State Indigenization Board.
In addition, he was head of the Nigerian Football Association and A.A.A., Kano State, 1973–1975, and a member of the NYSC State Committee, Kano State. Head of Operations and member coordinator for the Nigerian Pilgrims Board in Kano State from 1973 to 1976; chairman of the NFA Plateau State from 1976 to 1979. In addition, from 1974 to 1975, he chaired the Price Control Board in Kano State. From 1986 to 1990, he served on the Executive Councils in both Kano and Bauchi States. He was a member of the International Police Organizations and the Ports Decongestion Committee in Lagos from 1984 to 1985.
In addition to contributing a chapter on the “Nigeria Police Force in Transition,” he served as the Vice-Chairman of the Police Panel on Publication of the History of the Nigeria Police Force. Early in 1997, he left the Police Force. Among his accolades are the Inspector General Award Commendation for Absolute Dedication to Service, the Nigeria Police Medal (NPM), the First Republic Service Medal, and other national service honors. In addition, he was given the Benue State Students Association award for his charitable endeavors and the Benue State Honor of Distinguished Citizenry Award.
As the highest ranking officer in the line of duty, he is the first Tiv man to achieve the full rank of Commissioner of Police and Assistant Inspector General of Police. After leaving the active police force, AIG Malherbe ran for governor of the APP in 1998–99. After failing on this quest, he disputed it. He served from 1999 to 2003 as a member of the House of Representatives. He joined the PDP, the dominant party at the time, after leaving APP. Because he felt that he should allow others a chance to experience such positions, he decided not to run for any other political post again. However, he was politically active until he retreated to the background, adhering to his values of justice, equity, and fairness.
Years later, in order to enjoy a calm life with his family and his business, he strategically left active politics. From the lowest to the highest places in politics, Pa Malherbe helped and encouraged the election of a number of people into power. He left behind a wife, five kids, and grandchildren. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
