Who Is Kayode Egbetokun, New Lagos Police Commissioner?

Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Sunday, removed Mr Edgal Imohimi as the Commissioner of Police of Lagos state and replaced him with DCP Kayode Egbetokun.

Imohimi was redeployed to the police headquarters at Louis Edet House in Abuja to serve as the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Explosive Ordinance Unit.

Egbetokun, who is currently a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in the Force, will replace Imohimi in acting capacity as the new Lagos Police Commissioner.

The new Lagos CP was one-time Chief Security Officer to former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Egbetokun was born on September 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

He joined the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.

He had his initial Cadet training in the Nigeria Police Academy, and has attended many other courses within and outside the Police Force. He has worked in several Police commands and formations across the country and held command positions at various times in his career spanning 26 years.

As a Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1999, he was appointed the Chief Security Officer to the Governor of Lagos State. In that capacity, he coordinated the security of the entire state while reporting to the governor. He has served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos, Squadron Commander, Mopol 5, Benin, Benin City, Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja, Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command Head Quarters, Ikeja, Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State Command among several others.

DCP Egbetokun graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, with Bachelor of Science degree (BSC) in Mathematics in June 1987 and lectured Mathematics briefly at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, before his enlistment into the Police Force.

His other academic qualifications include MSC Engineering Analysis, also from the University of Lagos, Akoka, 1996, PGD in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, 2000, and an MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo, 2004.

Before his appointment as acting Lagos Police Commissioner, Egbetokun was the Deputy Commandant at the Nigeria Police College in Ikeja, Lagos State.

He is married with kids.