By Olu Fasan
Recently,
President Bola Tinubu unceremoniously sacked Kayode Egbetokun as Nigeria’s
22nd Inspector-General of Police, IGP, reportedly for expressing strong
reservations about the creation of state police. Tinubu swiftly named Tunji
Disu as the new IGP.
Disu immediately declared that “state police has come to
stay” and set up a panel to develop a framework for establishing it. So, one
senior police officer lost his job as the nation’s top cop because of his
principled opposition to state police; another clinched the prestigious job by
enthusiastically embracing the idea and showing willingness to give the
president what he wants.
