Former Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has expressed satisfaction as Tunji Disu assumed office as the country’s acting police chief.
The handover ceremony took place on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja.
During a chat with journalists, Egbetokun spoke positively about Disu’s appointment, saying that Disu has been closely involved in key police operations, including intelligence coordination, inter-agency deployments, dismantling criminal networks, and strengthening response mechanisms.
According to Egbetokun, Disu has served in several roles under Egbetokun, including principal staff officer, commissioner of police in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, and assistant inspector-general in charge of the special protection unit.
He was also responsible for implementing the presidential directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection.
Egbetokun described his relationship with Disu as unique, sharing that both benefited from mentorship under Tinubu when he was governor of Lagos State.
He said he always believed in preparing successors and investing in potential leaders, and he sees Disu as a fitting choice to continue the work.
He said: “I am happy that he is the one taking over from me. My advice to him is that he already knows all the things we have been doing together, strengthening operations, enhancing intelligence coordination, improving the inter-agency deployment model, dismantling several criminal syndicates, and improving our intelligence response mechanisms.
"I am sure he will continue to do that. He was my principal staff officer; he was commissioner of police in Rivers state and in the FCT; he was assistant inspector-general in charge of my special protection unit. When the president gave the presidential directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection, he was the person I called upon to ensure that the directive was fully complied with, and he did it very well.
"I am particularly excited to hand over to Disu. We share unique history and both benefited from the mentorship of Tinubu during his tenure as governor of Lagos state. I remember learning many things from him, but there is something in particular I recall.
"He once said that a good leader should have a successor and a succession plan and must invest in his likeliest successors. I invested in likely successors in the Nigeria Police Force, and I am happy that one of those I invested in has been found most suitable for the job and has been decorated today."
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