Kayode Egbetokun
Nigerian inspector-general of police
About Kayode Egbetokun
Born 1964.
Kayode Egbetokun (born September 1964) is a Nigerian police officer who served as the 22nd Inspector General of Police. He was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to replace Usman Alkali Baba. He resigned as Inspector General Police on 24 February 2026.
Early life and education Egbetokun was born on 4 September 1964 in Erinja in the Yewa South local government area of Ogun state. He graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics in June 1987, later receiving a master's degree in Engineering Analysis in 1996. He briefly lectured in Mathematics at the Yaba College of Technology.
Career Egbetokun enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on 3 March 1990 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.
On 19 June 2023, President Tinubu appointed Egbetokun to replace Usman Alkali Baba.
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