*<\/p>\n
Jonas Ezieke, Abuja <\/p>\n
In a major security reshuffle announced on\u202fTuesday February\u202f24,\u202f2026 President\u202fBola\u202fTinubu removed Inspector\u2011General of Police Olukayode\u202fEgbetokun and named Assistant Inspector\u2011General Olatunji Rilwan\u202fDisu as his successor. <\/p>\n
Disu, who most recently headed the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex at Alagbon, Lagos, is expected to assume office immediately and oversee a nationwide command transition. <\/p>\n
Sources from the Presidency and the Police Service Commission confirm that Egbetokun was directed to prepare his handover notes after a meeting at the Presidential Villa, marking an abrupt end to his tenure that began in June\u202f2023 and was extended beyond the usual retirement age. <\/p>\n
Disu, a career officer with over three decades of service, previously commanded the Intelligence Response Team and the Rapid Response Squad, earning a reputation for tech\u2011savvy, intelligence\u2011driven policing. <\/p>\n
The appointment signals a strategic push to inject fresh tactical energy into the Nigeria Police Force amid rising security challenges and ongoing high\u2011profile investigations. <\/p>\n
He is taking over from IGP Olukayode Egbetokun as the 23rd indegenous Inspector-General of Police in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Official statements from the Force Headquarters and the Presidency are expected shortly, with a formal handover ceremony slated for Louis\u202fEdet House in Abuja.\u202f<\/p>\n
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* Jonas Ezieke, Abuja In a major security reshuffle announced on\u202fTuesday February\u202f24,\u202f2026 President\u202fBola\u202fTinubu removed Inspector\u2011General of Police Olukayode\u202fEgbetokun and named Assistant Inspector\u2011General Olatunji Rilwan\u202fDisu as his successor. Disu, who most recently headed the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex at Alagbon, Lagos, is expected to assume office immediately and oversee a nationwide command transition. Sources […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[16,6160,2145,3281],"class_list":["post-11313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law-crime","tag-challenges","tag-high-profile","tag-investigations","tag-ongoing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11315,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11313\/revisions\/11315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}