Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun says he feels like a tiger ready to chase away all the criminals in Nigeria.
He stated this during a chat with State House correspondents yesterday after his decoration with the rank of IGP.
IGP Egbetokun expressed his feelings about his new responsibility, stating that he is looking forward to taking over today by 11 am.
He said, “I will tell you that right now, I feel like a tiger inside of me ready to chase away all the criminals in Nigeria. And some other time, I feel like a lion in me ready to devour all the internal enemies of Nigeria.”
Earlier, Vice President Kashim Shettima decorated the newly-appointed IGP with his new rank at a short ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Shettima was assisted by Egbetokun’s spouse, Mrs Egbetokun at the event witnessed by senior government officials, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; and the outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba.
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The new IGP replaced Baba, who was appointed as the IGP by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021.
The immediate past Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had also in an acting capacity, decorated Baba with his new rank of IGP in 2021.
*I’m happy handling over to my successor-Usman Baba
Meanwhile, the immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba says he is happy passing the baton of leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to IGP Egbetokun because they grew up together on the job.
Baba, who spoke yesterday at the Aso Villa in Abuja, said life is a stage and people come into the office and leave when their time is over.
In a chat with State House correspondent, after Egbetokun was decorated with his new rank as IGP, Baba described the event as “very significant”.
“It’s a stage; you come, you work and you go. I’m happy I am handing over to somebody I know that will carry the mantle of leadership from where I have stopped,” Baba stated.
When asked how much of his successor he knows, the ex-IGP said, “We grew up in the job, we grew up together. I was his boss at a time, not even when I was IG; he worked under me twice; we’ve been working together. And I know he can champion the cause of policing”, this much he said about his successor.
