The National Police Council has confirmed Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police. The decision was made today Monday 2nd March at the Council’s meeting.
His name is now to be sent to the Nigerian Senate for screening, TheMediaGood Newspaper can report.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR had appointed Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the acting IGP on Wednesday 25th February, 2026, following the resignation of former IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun.
Tinubu, in a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, had said he would “convene a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council to formally consider Disu’s appointment as substantive IGP, after which his name would be transmitted to the Senate for confirmation,” he said.
The former AIG assumed office as the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) last Wednesday 25th February 2026.
Disu, 59, took over the reins as Nigeria’s new Police chief at a brief ceremony at the Louis Edet House in Abuja, shortly after President Bola Tinubu decorated him as the acting IGP.
Until his appointment, Disu served as Assistant Inspector-General in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police last year.