Egbetokun, whose tenure was extended by one year in 2025 by President Bola Tinubu, tendered his resignation letter on Tuesday, citing personal family reasons.
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Born on September 4, 1964, he was due to have returned from the force in September 2024, but for the extension
Egbetokun made the declaration while speaking at a strategic meeting with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the Body of Bank Chief Executive Officers in Lagos yesterday.
The IGP also ordered Commissioners of Police to sustain raids on identified blackspots, forests, criminal hideouts and flashpoints nationwide ahead of the Yuletide.
Egbetokun gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja at the Cleen Foundation 2025 Anambra Governorship Election Security Threat Assessment (STA) Dissemination.
Egbetokun, in a statement on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, commended the leadership and members of the National Assembly for their patriotic commitment to strengthening the Nigeria Police through crucial legislative intervention.
According to the IGP, the enforcement was temporarily halted to consider the interests of Nigerians and in deference to the NBA, pending the outcome of a Motion on Notice scheduled for October 16, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State.
However, the company’s Managing Director, Mr. Chen Dongfeng, in a statement, has strongly denied the claims, describing them as unfounded and misleading.
Egbetokun made this revelation during the 70th birthday thanksgiving service of Amore, held at the Chapel of Christ the Light Interdenominational Church in Ikeja.
President Tinubu gave the directive while addressing stakeholders at the Government House, Markudi.
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The Eagle Online reports that a stray bullet fired by a policeman allegedly killed the teenage boy on his way to school in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday to write his final year paper.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice B. A. Okoh, directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to provide him with the needed security to resume office.
The training, which began on Tuesday, April 29, is part of a broader directive from the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to equip police personnel with specialised skills essential for effective investigation and prosecution.
Force Public Relations Officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed this in a statement issued on Friday
They view the initiative as a significant step toward enhancing access to justice for GBV survivors.
According to a video seen by The Eagle Online on Saturday, the national youth president confirmed his own release by the kidnappers
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, assured citizens of the police’s commitment to securing Ojajuni’s release by deploying all necessary resources and expertise to achieve this objective.
The decoration ceremony saw the elevation of three Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police.