EXCLUSIVE: Growing Discontent In Nigeria Police Over Police Inspector General, Egbetokun’s Alleged Bias Towards Fellow Yoruba Officers In Postings, Appointment To Key Positions

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has been accused of exhibiting nepotism and ethnic bias in appointments and postings.

Sources told SaharaReporters that there is discontent in some quarters in the Nigeria Police Force amid accusations that its chief – a Yoruba man and southwesterner – has been biased towards Yoruba in appointments and posting of officers.

The police chief was accused of appointing only Yoruba officers as operational commanders like state commissioners and deputy commissioners of police in charge of operations and having his tribespeople in key positions like Force Secretary, PSO to the IGP, Director of Education, Director of Insurance, Director of Peacekeeping, amongst others.

officers’ cadre

“This is due to the high level of nepotism and ethnic bias being exhibited by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in the area of posting operational commanders such as state commissioners and deputy commissioners in charge of operations.


Take for instance, states termed as grade on states in the NPF are all headed and manned by his Yoruba brothers.

“These states are Lagos State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Ogun State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Rivers State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Delta State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Akwa Ibom State where the Commissioner is Yoruba; Edo State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are both Yoruba; Oyo State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Anambra State where the Commissioner is Yoruba; Ondo State where the Commissioner of Police is Yoruba and Ekiti State where the Commissioner of Police and the DC Operations are Yoruba.”

According to sources, the lopsided appointment of commissioners is in addition to key positions in the Force Headquarters also occupied by Yoruba people.

But this na typical yoruba behaviour naa,nothing new

Ogbuu101:
But this na typical yoruba behaviour naa,nothing new

post the names and tribe of the officers heading all those positions and portfolios during Buhari administration, I want check something.

COMRADES, if yorubas no display nepotism, who else will? When it comes to nepotism hausa people they learn where yorubas dey

I wish this allegations were true, I would have applauded the IG

The people accusing the IG of nepotism sounded like newbies that just came to Nigeria.

When Buhari and his fellow Fulanis were busy fulanizing Nigeria, and boasting that they own Nigeria, these people kept mute like Nigeria belongs to Fulanis. We were seeing non state actors of fulani extraction brandishing assault riffles without been called to question. The whole security commands were manned by them like they own Nigeria.

Tinubu should make sure no fulani occupies any sensible position in this government

Nothing new na, our Yoruba brothers are grandfather when it comes to nepotism.

No matter how nepotic a Northern is, he must carry all the three Northern regions along. In fact, Buhari favoured North East than his NW.

Our Yoruba brothers entered and was appointing only themselves and forget about the South.

A South Southerner was president and he carried both North and South along, maybe except South West.

An Igbo blood (OBJ) was there, he carried everyone along, North and South, and maybe less of SW.

manmade:
post the names and tribe of the officers heading all those positions and portfolios during Buhari administration, I want check something.

Buhari's wahala was Islam only.
His own nepotism benefited the north west,east and central just that 99% were Muslims.
That is 3 geopolitical zones.
Tinubu is doing his own nepotism with only 1 geopolitical zone,the south west

Ogbuu101:
But this na typical yoruba behaviour naa,nothing new

Don't know why people are surprised

This is typical in fact this is small wait till tinubu wins second term

A Yoruba would still want to be President when next presidency comes to the South again

And would even want to be vice to the North again

Yeah

Ogbuu101:
But this na typical yoruba behaviour naa,nothing new

Better than the religious and tribal bigotry that Peter Obi brought to Anambra.

mrvitalis:

Don't know why people are surprised

This is typical in fact this is small wait till tinubu wins second term

A Yoruba would still want to be President when next presidency comes to the South again

And would even want to be vice to the North again

We learnt it from Buhari, and Buhari learnt it from GEJ that filled a lot of positions with ibos. Goan join the queue

Lagos mostly.

Ogbuu101:

Buhari's wahala was Islam only.
His own nepotism benefited the north west,east and central just that 99% were Muslims.
That is 3 geopolitical zones.
Tinubu is doing his own nepotism with only 1 geopolitical zone,the south west

Zafsy75:
officers’ cadre

“This is due to the high level of nepotism and ethnic bias being exhibited by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in the area of posting operational commanders such as state commissioners and deputy commissioners in charge of operations.


Take for instance, states termed as grade on states in the NPF are all headed and manned by his Yoruba brothers.

“These states are Lagos State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Ogun State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Rivers State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Delta State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Akwa Ibom State where the Commissioner is Yoruba; Edo State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are both Yoruba; Oyo State where the Commissioner and the DCP Operations are Yoruba; Anambra State where the Commissioner is Yoruba; Ondo State where the Commissioner of Police is Yoruba and Ekiti State where the Commissioner of Police and the DC Operations are Yoruba.”

According to sources, the lopsided appointment of commissioners is in addition to key positions in the Force Headquarters also occupied by Yoruba people.

Tinubu has introduced state police...ask your governors to pass the law creating state police. That way all states take control of their security!