Police keep mum over alleged removal of IGP Egbetokun

The statesmanlike campaigner of the African Action Congress, AAC, successful the 2023 wide election, Omoyele Sowore, connected Tuesday alleged that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has been removed from office.

Sowore claimed that Egbetokun had been replaced by a elder serviceman presently serving astatine the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, FCIID, successful Lagos.

He, however, did not supply authoritative confirmation to backmost the claim.

As of the clip of filing this report, determination was nary connection from the Presidency oregon the Nigeria Police Force confirming the development.

Efforts to get a confirmation from Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, were not successful. Hundeyin did not reply calls placed to his phone.

He subsequently sent a connection asking that a substance connection beryllium forwarded to him, assuring that helium would respond.

However, arsenic astatine property time, helium had yet to reply.

Sowore has repeatedly questioned Egbetokun’s tenure, arguing that the constabulary main ought to person exited bureau upon attaining the mandatory status property of 60.

President Bola Tinubu appointed Egbetokun arsenic acting Inspector-General of Police successful October 2023, pending ...