President Bola Tinubu has appointed DIG Egbetokun Olukayode, his former chief security officer, as the interim inspector general of police.
This occurs just three months after the Police Service Commission authorized the appointment of Egbetokun as Deputy-Inspector General of Police, who will represent the nation’s South-West geopolitical zone.
The Office of the Secretary-General to the Federation’s Director of Information, Willie Bassey, announced his appointment as IG in a statement on Monday evening.
Here are things to know about the new acting Inspector General of Police
1. Acting IGP Kayode Egbetokun was born on Sept. 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, and he joined the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990 as an Assistant Superintendent of Cadets Police. 25 in 2022.
2. He was appointed chief Security Officer to President Tinubu when he was Lagos State governor in 1999
3. He was the former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.
4. He served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos, Squadron Commander, Mopol 5, Benin, Benin City, Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja; Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command Head Quarters, Ikeja; Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command; and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State Command, among others.
5. Egbetokun 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.
6. He also holds MSc in Engineering Analysis from UNILAG, Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, and MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo.