Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has removed Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and appointed Assistant Inspector-General Olatunji Rilwan Disu, a fellow Yoruba officer, as the new head of the Nigeria Police Force.
Newsbuka reports that the decision places Disu, an AIG, above several serving Deputy Inspectors-General of Police and breaks the force’s established seniority tradition.
Sources say those bypassed include: Frank Mba, the DIG in charge of Training and Development from the South-East, who is one of the most senior officers in the hierarchy and had been widely tipped for the position.
Also, the development is expected to force the retirement of the affected DIGs to maintain the command structure.
Egbetokun, a Yoruba officer appointed in June 2023, was asked to step down at the Presidential Villa on Monday, making this the second time a senior non-Yoruba officer has been overlooked for the top police job under Tinubu’s administration.
Disu, a former head of the Intelligence Response Team and ex-Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, will assume office once the Police Service Commission gives formal confirmation.
Tinubu Fires Egbetokun, Appoints Tunji Disu as IGP
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