Categories: News

VP Kashim Shettima Decorates New Acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun [Photos]

Vice President, Kashim Shettima has decorated the newly appointed Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, with his new rank.

IGP Egbetokun served as a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) prior to his recent appointment by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, June 19, 2023.

He was decorated by Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, in the the presence of former IGP Usman Alkali Baba, as well as the acting IGP’s wife.

Before the decoration, the acting IGP had accompanied Tinubu to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to bid farewell as the President embarked on a trip to Paris, France, to attend a summit on a new global financial pact.

Among the distinguished guests in attendance at the brief decoration ceremony were Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Governor of Imo State, Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and various family members of the acting IGP, among others.

"use strict"; var adace_load_664f914d079c0 = function(){ var viewport = $(window).width(); var tabletStart = 601; var landscapeStart = 801; var tabletEnd = 961; var content = '%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22adace_adsense_664f914d07861%22%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22%2F%2Fpagead2.googlesyndication.com%2Fpagead%2Fjs%2Fadsbygoogle.js%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%0A%09%09%3Cins%20class%3D%22adsbygoogle%22%0A%09%09style%3D%22display%3Ablock%3B%22%0A%09%09data-ad-client%3D%22ca-pub-2233808518455682%22%0A%09%09data-ad-slot%3D%221717524128%22%0A%09%09data-ad-format%3D%22auto%22%0A%09%09%3E%3C%2Fins%3E%0A%09%09%3Cscript%3E%28adsbygoogle%20%3D%20window.adsbygoogle%20%7C%7C%20%5B%5D%29.push%28%7B%7D%29%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E'; var unpack = true; if(viewport=tabletStart && viewport=landscapeStart && viewport=tabletStart && viewport=tabletEnd){ if ($wrapper.hasClass('.adace-hide-on-desktop')){ $wrapper.remove(); } } if(unpack) { $self.replaceWith(decodeURIComponent(content)); } } if($wrapper.css('visibility') === 'visible' ) { adace_load_664f914d079c0(); } else { //fire when visible. var refreshIntervalId = setInterval(function(){ if($wrapper.css('visibility') === 'visible' ) { adace_load_664f914d079c0(); clearInterval(refreshIntervalId); } }, 999); }

})(jQuery);

KanyiDaily recalls that on Monday night, President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all the nation’s service chiefs including IGP Usman Alkali.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

Recent Posts

Banky W Expresses Gratitude To God As He Survives Fourth Cancer Surgery [Video]

Nigerian singer-turned-pastor, Bankole Wellington, also known as Banky W, has undergone his fourth surgery for…

3 hours ago

DSS Takes Over Emir Of Kano’s Palace Amid Deposition Rumour

Operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken over the palace of the…

4 hours ago

Drama As Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan Slumps In Abuja Court

Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan slumped on Thursday during his trial at the Federal High Court…

4 hours ago

Nigerians React To Sanusi’s Reinstatement As Kano Emir After His Dethronement By Ganduje

Nigerians are reacting to the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II as the Emir of…

5 hours ago

Lamido Sanusi II Reinstated As Kano Emir, Ganduje’s Four Emirates Dethroned

Former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has been reinstated as the Emir of…

7 hours ago

Police Arrests Man Who Accused E-Money Of Having Affairs With Junior Pope’s Wife

Business tycoon and CEO of Five Star, Emeka Okonkwo, also known as E-money, has announced…

8 hours ago