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–)