Police Council confirms Egbetokun as Inspector General of Police

The National Police Council has approved and confirmed the appointment of the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, as substantive Inspector General of Police of Nigeria, affirming that he(Egbetokun) is eminently qualified to be appointment because of his dedication and commitment to the force and to national security.

Penpushing reports that Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, made this known on Tuesday at a press briefing with journalists at the end of the council’s meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory(FCT).

The Minister stated that the meeting centred on the confirmation of the Inspector-General of Police, who had been in acting capacity for four months, adding that the council physically seen in him and has robust curriculum vitae

“We just had a meeting of the Police Council with President Bola Tinubu. The meeting focused on the confirmation of the acting Inspector-General of Police as the substantive Inspector-General of Police.He has been in acting capacity since he was appointed last three or four months ago. Based on our records and what we physically seen in him, he has a very rich Curriculum Vitae’, he added.

‘He has attended several police and security courses and he is eminently qualified to be confirmed. I found him to be very qualified, very honest, very transparent and very hard working’, the Minister emphasised.

Penpushing further reports that in similar vein the Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, said Egbetokun had demonstrated clear understanding of the Renewed Hope Police Agenda.

‘I invite everyone to be part of this reform. In the past we had reform papers that were not implemented. The current reform within the police ecosystem will be different. This reform is going to be backed by resources so that it is fully implemented and actualized. I invite the general public to perform their obligation toward policing. Police affairs are citizens affairs; everybody has a role to play’, she said.

 Penpushing also reports that the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, in his remarks affirmed that Egbetokun’s confirmation would give him the necessary confidence to lead his men, adding that apart from the confirmation of the Inspector General of Police, President Bola Tinubu was also desirous of security sector reforms.

‘We believe that there is the need for us to sit with critical stakeholders and take a look again at our internal security management. We need to look at all issues; examine timelines and implementation strategies’, Arase said.

Penpushing reports that Egbetokun until his latest appointment, was decorated as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police and supervising  Deputy Inspector General for the South-West Geo-Political zone, to man the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja since 6 April, 2023.

The newly confirmed Inspector General of Police was born on 4 September, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, and  enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 3 March 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.

Penpushing further reports that Egbetokun had his initial cadet training at the Nigeria Police Academy, and has attended many other courses within and outside the police force, as well as worked in several police commands and formations across the country and held command positions at various times.

The substantive police boss, it is recalled as  a Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1999, was appointed the Chief Security Officer to the then-elected Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu who is now President of the country.

Penpushing also reports that Egbetokun served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos; Squadron Commander, MOPOL; Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja, and Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command headquarters, Ikeja.

The police chieftain who is a mathematician equally served as Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara Command, among several others, and graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, with Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Mathematics in June 1987 and taught Mathematics briefly at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before his enlistment into the Police Force.

Penpushing reports that Egbetokun other academic qualifications include MSc Engineering Analysis, also from the University of Lagos, Akoka (1996) and Post-Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka (2000), and equally  bagged MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo in 2004.

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