Kayode Egbetokun has formally resigned as Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
Some news media have recently floated a narration that Egbetokun was sacked by President Bola Tinubu.
In a statement today, February 24, the presidency said that Egbetokun resigned “to attend to pressing family matters.”
In the statement, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said that the ex-IGP tendered his resignation in a letter to President Tinubu.
“The IGP resigned in a letter today, citing family issues which require his undivided attention.”
Egbetokun was appointed IGP on June 19, 2023, shortly after President Tinubu assumed office.
Before his appointment as IGP, Egbetokun served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department.
He succeeded Usman Alkali Baba, whose tenure ended in September 2023 following an extension granted by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
