President Tinubu Appoints Tunji Disu As Acting Inspector-General Of Police
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu as the acting Inspector-General of Police.
This followed the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun as the IGP.
Until his appointment, Disu served as Assistant Inspector-General in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police last year.
Before then, he served as Commissioner of Police in Rivers State and was later deployed by Egbetokun to Abuja as Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory.
Disu is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a former head of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, a position previously held by Abba Kyari.
His appointment brings to an end Egbetokun’s tenure, which began in 2023.
President Tinubu appointed Egbetokun as the 22nd Inspector-General of Police on June 19, 2023, and the Nigeria Police Council confirmed his substantive appointment on October 31 of the same year.
The latter part of his tenure was marked by controversy, particularly over his extended stay in office, which drew public criticism.
Under Section 18(8) of the Police Act 2020, Egbetokun, who was born on September 4, 1964, was expected to retire in September 2024 upon attaining the age of 60.
