Egbetokun Resigns as IGP, As Tinubu Sets To Announce Tunji Disu As Replacement

 

Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from office, citing family issues that require his undivided attention.

Egbetokun is to be replaced by an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Tunji Disu.

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who confirmed the resignation, declined to give further details

However, sources revealed that Egbetokun was asked to step down during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday evening.

 “It was in that meeting he was asked to go,” the source who speak on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter said.

Egbetokun, was appointed IGP on June 19, 2023, having served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department.

The former police boss succeeded Usman Alkali Baba, whose tenure expired in September 2023 after an extension granted by former President Muhammadu Buhari.