Mass retirement is looming in the Nigeria Police with the likely emergence of Tunji Disu as new Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Disu, an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, will takeover from Kayode Egbetokun who has been told to resign President Bola Tinubu.
Disu’s appointment is expected to be announced this Tuesday.
If this happens, and following the tradition, all his seniors including all the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, will be forced to retire.
Among the DIGs is Mr. Frank Mbah who had been tauted to be the next IGP.
Mbah, a ‘golden’ from Enugu State, served as Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) twice. He also had a rapid rise in the force.
It was gathered that the directive for Egbetokun to resign was conveyed to him during a meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, February 23, 2026.
Although an official announcement is yet to be made concerning Disu’s appointment, sources disclosed that preparations are already underway for a formal handover.
As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency and the Nigeria Police Force had not issued an official statement confirming his removal.
However, a source said a formal announcement would be made later on Tuesday.
Egbetokun was appointed as the 22nd IGP on June 19, 2023, with his substantive appointment confirmed by the Nigeria Police Council on October 31, 2023.
He was originally due to retire on September 4, 2024, after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. However, the National Assembly amended the police law, allowing an Inspector-General of Police to serve a fixed four-year term unless removed by the president.
Following the amendment, Egbetokun was projected to remain in office until October 31, 2027, a decision that generated public debate and criticism across the country.
The Presidency had repeatedly maintained that his continued stay in office was lawful under the amended Police Act.
