Inspector General of Police Redeploys Edgal, Appoints Tinubu’s Ex-CSO, Egbetokun, As Lagos CP

Ahead of the forthcoming elections in Lagos state, the state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has been redeployed and replaced by CP Kayode Egbetokun.

While Edgal was redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja to head the Explosive Ordinance Unit, his successor will be in charge of the Lagos command in acting capacity pending confirmation from the Police Service Commission (PSC).

Egbetokun, who is a former chief security officer (CSO) of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in 1999, has been described as a consummate officer and mathematician with adequate qualifications to head the police command in the ‘centre of excellence’.

While industry watchers speculate that Edgal’s redeployment could be a fallout of the recent violence by members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) during the campaign flag off of the All Progressives Congress (APC), others posited that it was long overdue.

There are also views that his removal might not be unconnected with his perceived  closeness to the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, with whom he enjoyed a robust relationship during his tenure as Lagos CP.