CITIZENS COMPASS— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, removed the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.
Citizens Compass gathered that Mr Egbetokun was yesterday, asked to resign at a meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Egbetokun’s time as IGP allegedly recorded some atrocities including prolonged stay in office.
Recently, he was alleged of misappropriation of funds.
The former IGP filed multiple charges against popular activist, Omoyele Sowore and SaharaReporters after Sowore publicly referred to him as an “illegal IGP.”This confrontation escalated into a legal battle, with the Federal High Court issuing injunctions restricting further publications concerning him and members of his family.
Tunji Ridwan Disu, the Assistant Inspector General of Police overseeing the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Alagbon, Lagos State, is to form a replacement as the Acting IGP.
Tunji Disu who was born in Lagos State has his date of appointment into the Nigeria Police Force on May 18, 1992 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
Experience:
• Assistant Inspector-General of police (AIG)
In charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. February 2026 till date
• Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG)
Special Protection Unit (SPU), Force Headquarters, Abuja – March 2025 – February 2026
• FCT Police Command, October 2024 – March 2025
• Commissioner of Police (CP), Rivers State Police Command, November 2023 – October 2024.
• Commissioner of Police, Admin and Intelligence, Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) March 2023 – June 2023
• Deputy Commissioner of Police Head, Intelligence Response Team (IRT), August 2021 – March 2023
• Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Admin Operations, Force Headquarters, 2021
• Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos, 2015 – 2021
• Assistant Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Rivers State, 2014 – 2015
• Officer in Charge,
Anti-Kidnapping Rivers State, 2014 – 2015
• Officer in Charge, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ondo State/ Oyo State, 2011 – 2014
• Divisional Police Officer, Ondo State, 2007 – 2013
• Officer in Charge Training, Nigerian Police Peace–Keeping Department, 2006 – 2007
• Directing Staff, Nigerian Police Academy, Kano, 2005
• Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu 1999
• Officer in Charge, Anti-Fraud State Criminal Investigation Department, Katsina, 1993 – 1998
