Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)

Head of Nigeria police force body

The Inspector General of Police, abbreviated as IGP is the head of the Nigeria Police Force. He is the most senior officer in the police service. The pioneer IGP is Louis Edet and the current IGP is Kayode Egbetokun.

Appointment

The appointed officer is usually a serving officer of the Nigeria Police Force and are often recommended by the Police Service Commission to the President of Nigeria, who will send the name to the Senate for confirmation.

List of IGPs

• Louis Edet (1964 – 1966)
• Kam Salem (1966 – 1974)
• Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu (1975 – 1979)
• Adamu Suleiman (1979 – 1981)
• Sunday Adewusi (1981 – 1983)
• Etim Inyang (1985 – 1986)
• Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta (1986 – 1990)
• Aliyu Attah (1990 – 1993)
• Ibrahim Coomassie (1993 – 1999)
• Musiliu Smith (1999 – 2002)
• Mustafa Adebayo Balogun (2002 – 2005)
• Sunday Ehindero (2005 – 2007)
• Mike Mbama Okiro (2007 – 2009)^[1]
• Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo (2009 – 2010)
• Hafiz Ringim (2010 – 2012)
• Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (2012 – 2014)
• Suleiman Abba (2014 – 2015)
• Solomon Arase (2015–2016)
• Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (2016–2019)
• Mohammed Adamu (2019–2021)
• Usman Alkali Baba (2021–2023)
• Kayode Egbetokun (2023–)

References

1. "My father once regretted training me in the university - Mike Okiro eminisces on life in police force, retirement". Vanguard News. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-03-04.