President Bola Tinubu is currently swearing the newly appointed Acting Inspector General.of Police (Ag. IGP), Olatunji Disu in at the Presidential Villa.
Disu was on Tuesday announced the successor to Kayode Egbetokun who resigned the position on personal ground.
Disu arrived at the State House at about 2:55 pm, chauffeur-driven in a black official convoy. He was received by protocol officers and escorted through the forecourt into the President’s office complex, where the meeting is ongoing.
Disu, source disclosed, is also receiving directives from the President on need to address the nation’s security situation, strengthen intelligence-led policing and deepen ongoing reforms within the Nigeria Police Force.
A meeting of the Nigeria Police Council is also expected to consider his nomination for substantive appointment.
A 59-year-old native of Lagos State, Disu was until his elevation an Assistant Inspector-General of Police at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
He previously served as Commissioner of Police in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and also headed the Intelligence Response Team.
He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Notably, Disu’s appointment comes 48 days before his mandatory retirement at age 60 or after 35 years of service, as stipulated by police regulations.
His elevation follows a 2024 amendment to the Police Act which introduced a fixed four-year tenure for Inspectors-General of Police.
However, the resignation of Egbetokun has necessitated a fresh leadership transition at the helm of the Force.
It remains unclear whether the Acting Inspector-General will brief journalists after the meeting.
