{"id":125887,"date":"2026-02-25T18:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125887"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:46:41","slug":"tinubu-swears-in-disu-as-acting-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tinubu-swears-in-disu-as-acting-igp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Swears In Disu As Acting IGP\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday decorated Tunji Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House, Abuja, sealing a swift leadership transition in the Nigeria Police Force.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The ceremony took place shortly after Disu arrived at the Presidential Villa for his official decoration, barely 24 hours after his appointment was announced.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Disu\u2019s elevation followed the resignation of former IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, whose departure from office was confirmed by the Presidency on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a statement issued Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said President Tinubu had accepted Egbetokun\u2019s resignation after the former police chief submitted a letter citing \u201cpressing family reasons.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The development came amid reports that Egbetokun had earlier been issued a letter directing him to step aside from office, paving the way for a change in leadership at the nation\u2019s top policing institution.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cPresident Tinubu accepted the resignation after the Inspector-General submitted a letter citing pressing family reasons,\u201d Onanuga stated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Egbetokun\u2019s exit marked the end of his tenure as the 22nd Inspector-General of Police, bringing to a close months of speculation about possible changes within the police hierarchy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Until his appointment, Disu served as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. He was promoted to the AIG rank last year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Prior to that, he was Commissioner of Police in Rivers State and was subsequently deployed to Abuja as Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Disu previously headed the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force a unit once led by Abba Kyari.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Born on April 13, 1966, in Lagos Island, Disu enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on May 18, 1992. 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