The Federal Government had earlier on Monday night announced the retirement of all the service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), as well as the appointment of new ones by President Bola Tinubu.
In the press statement issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, President Tinubu appointed his former Chief Security Officer, DIG Egbetokun Olukayode as the acting Inspector General of Police.
This is coming barely 3 months after the Police Service Commission (PSC) approved the appointment of Egbetokun as a Deputy-Inspector General of Police to represent the South-West geopolitical zone of the country.
DIG Egbetokun replaced DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo who retired from the Service on March 15 this year.
He will also be taking over from Usman Baba, who was appointed as the Inspector General of Police by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021.
About the new acting Inspector General of Police
Egbetokun, who is from Egbado South Local Government Area of Ogun State, was born on September 4, 1964.
He graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in June 1987; and lectured Mathematics briefly at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before his enlistment into the Police Force.
He also holds MSc in Engineering Analysis from UNILAG, a Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, an MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo, and Certification in Electronic Data Processing and Computer Programming, all from the University of Lagos, and PhD Peace and Security Studies from Al-hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Egbetokun enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP (Course 16) on March 3, 1990.
In 1999, he was appointed Chief Security Officer to President Tinubu when he was Lagos State governor and held the position till 2005.
Other formations, commands and departments of the police where he worked include;
- Commander RRS Lagos State Command 2005-2007
- O/C Anti–Fraud, FCT Command Abuja
- CSP Admin, Lagos State Command
- Area Commander Osogbo – Osun State
- Area Commander Gusau – Zamfara State
- Commandant Police Training School ( PTS ) Ikeja Lagos State
- Deputy Commandant Police College Ikeja Lagos State
- Commissioner of Police Servicom Force Headquarters Abuja
- Commissioner of Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal ( EOD ) FHQ
- Commissioner of Police Kwara State Command
- Commissioner of Police Admin Medical Faloma Lagos State
- AIG Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja
- DIG Force Criminal Investigations Department, FHQ, Abuja
Courses/Conferences attended by the new acting IDP include;
- Close Protection Course in the United Kingdom
- Squadron Commander, Combat Ops Course at PMF Training College (Desert Camp Gwoza and Forest Camp lla)
- Advanced Detective Course, Police Staff College, Jos
- Intermediate Command Course, Police Staff College Jos
- Strategic Leadership Course, Police Staff College Jos
- He attended the Global Conference on Chemical Security and Emerging Threats held in Lyon France in 2018
He is a Member Society for Peace and Security Practice and a Scholar in Peace and Security Studies.
