President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday decorated Tunji Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House in Abuja.
The ceremony took place shortly after Disu arrived for his official decoration, coming a day after the President appointed him as the nation’s top cop.
His appointment followed the resignation of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, whose departure from office was confirmed by the Presidency on Tuesday.
In a statement issued the same day, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said President Tinubu accepted Egbetokun’s resignation after he submitted a letter citing pressing family reasons.
Until his appointment, Disu served as Assistant Inspector-General in charge of the FCID Annex Alagbon. He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police last year.
Prior to that, he served as Commissioner of Police in Rivers State and was later deployed to Abuja as Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory.
Disu is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a former head of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, a position previously held by Abba Kyari.
Born on April 13, 1966, on Lagos Island, Disu enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on May 18, 1992. Over the course of his career, he has served as Divisional Police Officer in several locations, including Ago Iwoye in Ogun State, Ikare and Owo in Ondo State, as well as Elimbu and Elelenwo in Rivers State.
More details on his policy direction and immediate priorities are expected in the coming days.
