President Bola Tinubu has shown Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun the exit, ending a tenure that was as controversial as it was prolonged, a top source within the Police Service Commission has confirmed.
Waiting in the wings to take the nation’s top police job is Tunji Disu, an Assistant Inspector-General currently heading the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Alagbon, Lagos — a posting that now reads more like a warm-up act than a final destination.
The writing appeared on the wall when Egbetokun made a quiet trip to the Presidential Villa on Monday, February 23, where he was reportedly told in no uncertain terms to begin preparing for a handover. By Tuesday, sources say, the matter was effectively settled.
Egbetokun’s time at the helm was never short on drama. He clung to office well past the mandatory retirement threshold — either 60 years of age or 35 years in service — a move that drew sharp and sustained fire from civil society groups, legal minds, and public commentators who argued that the extension made a mockery of established police service regulations and set a troubling precedent for institutional discipline.
With Disu set to become the 23rd Inspector-General of Police, the presidency appears eager to turn the page on a chapter many had long argued should have ended sooner.
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