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Real reasons Tinubu sacked ex-IG Egbetokun

Naija News • 2d ago
Real reasons Tinubu sacked ex-IG Egbetokun
Former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, was removed from office by President Bola Tinubu over his reported resistance to the President’s directive to withdraw police officers from Very Important Personalities protection duties, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. According to multiple highly placed officials in the Presidency and the police establishment with first-hand knowledge of events that unfolded between Monday evening and Tuesday, the former IG was also compelled to resign over his alleged opposition to state policing and vindictive conducts towards colleagues. Although Egbetokun officially cited “family issues” in his resignation letter submitted on Tuesday, insiders told our correspondent that the former police chief was summoned to the Presidential Villa and informed that...
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