Joy Anyim
Mr. Kayode Egbetokun has been deployed to take over as the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.
Egbetokun, until his appointment, was the Deputy Commandant, Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
Egbetokun who is married with children was born on September 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and had his initial Cadet training in the Nigeria Police Academy.
With a career spanning 26 years in the force, The new Lagos Police Boss has attended many courses within and outside the Police Force. He has also worked in several Police commands and formations across the country and held command positions at various times.
As a Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1999, Egbetokun was appointed the Chief Security Officer to the then Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. In that capacity, he coordinated the security of the entire state while reporting to the governor.
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His other appointments includes serving as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos, Squadron Commander, Mopol 5, Benin, Benin City, Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja, Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command Head Quarters, Ikeja, Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command and Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State Command among several others.
A Bachelor of Science (Bsc) holder in Mathematics from the prestigious University of Lagos, Akoka in Yaba, Egbetokun also has a Master of Science (Msc) in Engineering Analysis, also from the University of Lagos, Akoka, 1996, PGD in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, 2000, and an MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo, 2004.
He had also lectured mathematics briefly at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos in June 1987 before his enlistment into the Police Force.