Eight facts about newly appointed acting IG, Olukayode Egbetokun

His appointment as the acting IG was made known in a statement by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary-General to the Federation, Willie Bassey.

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Here are the eight things you may want to know about the newly appointed acting IGP

1. Egbetokun was the former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.
2. In 1999, he was appointed Chief Security Officer to President Tinubu when he was Lagos State governor.
3. He served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos, Squadron Commander, Mopol 5, Benin, Benin City, Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja; Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command Head Quarters, Ikeja; Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command; and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State Command, among others.
4. Egbetokun graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in June 1987; and lectured Mathematics briefly at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before his enlistment into the Police Force.
5. He also holds MSc in Engineering Analysis from UNILAG, Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, and MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo.
6. He was born on Sept. 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
7. Egbetokun enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.