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List of indigenous Inspector General of Police in post-independence Nigeria
From 1964 to 2024, Nigeria has had 22 respective indigenous Inspector General of Police in the post-independence era.
The longest serving Inspector General of Police was Kam Salem, who was in office for 8 years, 1966 to 1974.
Kam Salem, longest serving indigenous Inspector General of Police
The pioneer IGP was Louis Edet, 1964 to 1966; followed by Kam Salem, 1966 to 1974; while the current IGP Kayode Egbetokun, 2023, is the 22nd IGP in post-independence Nigeria.
See details of list of IGPs below.
Louis Edet, first indigenous Inspector General of Police
1. Louis Edet (1964 – 1966)
2. Kam Salem (1966 – 1974)
3. Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu (1975 – 1979)
4. Adamu Suleiman (1979 – 1981)
5. Sunday Adewusi (1981 – 1983)
6. Etim Inyang (1985 – 1986)
7. Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta (1986 – 1990)
8. Aliyu Attah (1990 – 1993)
9. Ibrahim Coomassie (1993 – 1999)
10. Musiliu Smith (1999 – 2002)
11. Mustafa Adebayo Balogun (2002 – 2005)
12. Sunday Ehindero (2005 – 2007)
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13. Mike Mbama Okiro (2007 – 2009)
14. Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo (2009 – 2010)
15. Hafiz Ringim (2010 – 2012)
16. Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (2012 – 2014)
17. Suleiman Abba (2014 – 2015)
18. Solomon Arase (2015–2016)
19. Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (2016–2019)
20. Mohammed Adamu (2019–2021)
21. Alkali Baba (2021–2023)
22. Kayode Egbetokun (2023–)