Facts about Egbetokun, the new Police I-G
He also holds Ph.D. from Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, and was the first Ph.D. candidate to graduate from the university’s Center for Peace and Security Studies.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Mr. Kayode Egbetokun as the Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G).
The new I-G, born on Sept. 4, 1964, was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Force Criminal Investigation Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja, before the appointment.
Egbetokun was born in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun, and enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a cadet assistant superintendent of police.
He had his initial training at the Nigeria Police Academy and had served for more than 26 years in the police force.
The new I-G holds a Bachelor of Science degree (BSC) in Mathematics from the University of Lagos.
Prior to joining the police force, Egbetokun was a mathematics lecturer at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos.
He also holds a Ph.D. from Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, and was the first Ph.D. candidate to graduate from the university’s Center for Peace and Security Studies.
Egbetokun also holds an MSC in Engineering Analysis from the University of Lagos, a Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, and an MBA from Lagos State University.