Shettima decorates acting IGP Egbetokun with new rank

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday decorated Kayode Egbetokun with the rank of inspector-general of police (IGP).

Egbetokun was decorated at the presidential villa on Tuesday.

On Monday, President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all security chiefs — including former IGP Usman Baba.

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Egbetokun was born on September 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South LGA of Ogun state. He started his journey into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1990 as a cadet assistant superintendent of police and in 1999, he was appointed chief security officer to Tinubu, then governor of Lagos.

He graduated from the University of Lagos with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics in June 1987 and lectured briefly at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before his enlistment into the police.