The National Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Channelstv reports that governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed this after police council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

Thelagostimes recalls that President Bola Tinubu had, on Monday, June 19, 2023, appointed Egbetokun, who was a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), as IGP, pending confirmation by the Police Council.

The new IGP replaced Usman Baba, who was appointed as the IGP by former President Muhammadu Buhari on April 6, 2021.

Born on September 4, 1964 in the Egbado South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Egbetokun enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP (Course 16) on March 3, 1990. He would clock 35 years in service by September 2024, according to police rules.