President Bola Tinubu on Monday night appointed Egbetokun as the acting IG. He also fired other service chiefs in what is a complete overhaul and aggressive shakeup in the country’s security architecture.
According to the civil service rule, civil servants are mandated to retire following the attainment of age 60 or having spent 35 years in service, depending on whichever comes first.
Egbetokun’s appointment as acting IG comes after his short term as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department, Force Headquarters. Prior to that, he was the 30th Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Abuja, a position he assumed on October 25, 2022.
