President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday swore in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police during a ceremony at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria in West Africa.
Disu took the oath of office at 2:53 pm after his citation was read by the State House Director of Information and Public Relations, Abiodun Oladunjoye. The event was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, ministers, and other senior government officials.
The ceremony was held shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, which began at 3:01 pm. President Tinubu arrived at the venue at 2:48 pm, after which the National Anthem was rendered and official citations were presented.
Immediately after swearing in the new police chief, the President also administered the oath of office to newly appointed commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission and members of the Federal Civil Service Commission.
The Federal Civil Service Commission appointees included Professor Ngbea Gabriel from Benue State and Omoregie Idahagbon from Edo State. Those appointed into the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission were Abubakar Wamakko from Sokoto State, Senator Marafa Abba from Taraba State, Ahmed Waziri from Adamawa State, Hadizatu Mustapha from Borno State, Helen Bob from Bayelsa State, and Oladele Gboyega from Osun State.
Disu’s confirmation followed his unanimous endorsement by the Nigeria Police Council on Monday. The swearing-in took place shortly before the first Federal Executive Council meeting of the year.
Among those present were the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Tunji Olaopa; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Esther Walson-Jack.
According to the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, several governors spoke in support of Disu’s appointment during Monday’s Police Council meeting. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu praised his performance as Commander of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos between 2015 and 2021. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule also commended the appointment, while Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah seconded the motion endorsing him.
Wike recalled Disu’s service in Rivers State as Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department and anti-kidnapping unit between 2014 and 2015.
Disu’s elevation comes less than a week after he was appointed acting Inspector-General of Police following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun on February 23, 2026. Egbetokun cited “family issues” in his resignation letter.
Born on April 13, 1966, Disu joined the Nigeria Police Force on May 18, 1992, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. He has qualifications in public administration, forensic investigation, criminology, security, legal psychology, and entrepreneurship. Before his appointment, he served as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Special Protection Unit and the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Lagos.
During his decoration as acting Inspector-General of Police last week, the President urged him to “make the police better than you met it.” In his remarks, Disu pledged to end impunity in the Force and enforce zero tolerance for corruption and human rights abuses.