Kayode Egbetokun (born September 1964), is a Nigerian police officer who is the current and 22nd Inspector General of Police. He was appointed by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to replace Usman Alkali Baba.[1]

Kayode Egbetokun
22nd Inspector General of Police
Assumed office
19 June 2023
Preceded byUsman Alkali Baba
PresidentBola Tinubu
Personal details
Born (1964-09-04) 4 September 1964 (age 60)
Erinja, Yewa South, Ogun State
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
Delta State University
Lagos State University
Al-Hikmah University
OccupationPolice officer

Early life and education

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Egbetokun was born on 4 September 1964 in Erinja in the Yewa South local government area of Ogun state. He graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics in June 1987, later receiving a master's degree in Engineering Analysis in 1996. He briefly lectured in Mathematics at the Yaba College of Technology.

He went on to receive a postgraduate diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University in 2000 and an MBA from Lagos State University in 2004.[2] He also received a PhD in Peace and Security Studies from Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin, Kwara State.[3]

Career

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Egbetokun enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on 3 March 1990 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.[2] As a deputy superintendent of Police in 1999, he was appointed the chief security officer to the then-elected governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, who is now the President of Nigeria.[1]

He has served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos, Squadron Commander, MOPOL, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja, Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command headquarters, Ikeja, Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State Command.[2]

On 19 June 2023, President Tinubu appointed Egbetokun to replace Usman Alkali Baba.[2][3] Until his appointment as the inspector general, he was a deputy inspector-general of police and supervising DIG for the South-West geo-political zone, to head the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Force Headquarters, Abuja since 6 April 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Yusuf, Kabir (20 June 2023). "PROFILE: Kayode Egbetokun: Nigeria's new police chief". Premium Times. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Meet mathematician, ex-CSO to Tinubu appointed acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun". Vanguard. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Anichukwueze, Donatus (19 June 2023). "Profile Of New IGP, Kayode Egbetokun". Channels Television. Retrieved 20 June 2023.