Ag. IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu psc has assumed duty as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police. He takes over from IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (Rtd) PhD, NPM who served meritoriously as the 22nd Indigenous Inspector-General of Police from 19th June 2023 to 24th February 2026.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, born on 13th April, 1966, hails from Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State. His educational qualifications include: MSC Entrepreneurship, NOUN (2023); MSC Criminology, Security and Legal Psychology, LASU (2022); Advanced Diploma in Forensic Investigation and Criminal Intelligence, UNILAG (2019), MSC, Public Administration, Adekunle Ajasin University (2010), PGD International Relations and Strategic Studies, LASU (2000) and B.A English (Education), LASU (1990).
He joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on 18th May, 1992, and brings to the office a wealth of operational, investigative, intelligence, and administrative experience garnered over decades of distinguished service in various strategic capacities across the country. Until his appointment, he was Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
Some of his other notable past postings include:
• Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG)
Special Protection Unit (SPU), Force Headquarters, Abuja
• Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, October
• Commissioner of Police (CP), Rivers State Police Command, November
• Commissioner of Police, Admin and Intelligence, Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB)
• Deputy Commissioner of Police Head, Intelligence Response Team (IRT)
• Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos, 2015 – 2021
• Assistant Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Rivers State
• Officer in Charge, Anti-Kidnapping, Rivers State
• Officer in Charge, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ondo State/Oyo State, 2011 – 2014
• Divisional Police Officer, Ondo State, 2007 – 2013
• Officer in Charge, Training, Nigeria Police Peace-Keeping Department
• Directing Staff, Nigerian Police Academy, Kano
• Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to former Governor Lagos State
• Officer in Charge, Anti-Fraud, State Criminal Investigation Department, Katsina, 1993 – 1998
Ag. IGP Olatunji Disu is a member of the following associations and bodies: International Academy of Forensics; National Association of Investigative Specialists, United States of America (NAIS), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM); and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
He successfully led the first-ever Nigerian Police contingent to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to quell the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, in 2005.
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