President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed his former Chief Security Officer when he was Lagos State Governor, DIG Egbetokun Olukayode as the acting Inspector General of Police.
Egbetokun’s appointment came barely three months after the Police Service Commission approved his appointment as a Deputy-Inspector General of Police.
Six things to know about Egbetokun are:
1. Egbetokun was the former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.
3. In 1999, he was appointed Chief Security Officer to President Tinubu when he was Lagos State governor.
4. He served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos, Squadron Commander, Mopol 5, Benin, Benin City, Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja; Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command Head Quarters, Ikeja; Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command; and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State Command, among others.
5. Egbetokun graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in June 1987; and lectured Mathematics briefly at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before his enlistment into the Police Force.
6. He also holds MSc in Engineering Analysis from UNILAG, Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, and MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo.
