Nigeria’s Police Council Confirms Disu as Police Chief

The National Police Council has confirmed the appointment of Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police.

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed this after the Council’s meeting at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The meeting complies with the provisions of the Police Act 2020, which requires the Police Council to consider the appointment.

President Tinubu had earlier appointed Disu as Acting Inspector-General of Police following the resignation of IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

In a statement by Onanuga announcing the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun last Tuesday, the Presidency had disclosed that the council would be convened afterwards.

In attendance at the meeting were the Vice President Kashim Shettima, National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Head of Civil Service, Didi Walson-Jack, and Governors of Nasarawa, Ogun, Enugu, Kwara, Plateau, Ondo and Lagos.

The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Joel Salifu, also attended, as did the Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, Police Affairs, and Interior.

The Police Council is chaired by the President and comprises all 36 state governors, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, and the Inspector-General of Police.

Disu previously served as Commissioner of Police in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as Assistant Inspector-General in charge of the Special Protection Unit (SPU).

He has been serving in an acting capacity since his appointment on Wednesday following Egbetokun’s exit.