The Nigeria Police Council on Monday approved the appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
Disu, who until last week served as Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos, was named Acting IGP following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun.
The Council, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, unanimously endorsed Disu’s appointment as the 23rd Inspector-General of Police at a meeting held at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The session reportedly lasted less than 30 minutes before the decision was reached.
The approval is in line with the provisions of the Police Act 2020, which requires the Nigeria Police Council to consider and confirm any appointment of the Inspector-General of Police by the President.
The Council, chaired by the President, comprises the 36 state governors, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission and the Inspector-General of Police.
Monday’s meeting followed the resignation of former IGP Kayode Egbetokun last week.
Among those in attendance were Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack.
Also present were the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), and Peter Mba (Enugu), among others.
Deputy governors of Kogi and Delta states, as well as the Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, Police Affairs and Interior, also attended the meeting.
Disu, 59, had been serving in acting capacity since last Wednesday.
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
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