Commissioner of police Tunji Disu has been appointed as the principal staff officer to the acting inspector general of police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Force PRO Muyiwa Adejobi revealed this on Friday via social media.
Disu, a graduate of English Education from Lagos State University (LASU), is the former commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
Born in Lagos Island, Lagos State on April 13, 1966, he holds two master’s degrees, one in public administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State, and the other in criminology, security, and legal psychology from LASU.
He joined the police on May 18, 1992. He has attended several professional courses both at home and abroad, including small arms smuggling training in Botswana; internet fraud training at Cambridge University, UK; strategic leadership command course at the Police Staff College, Jos; forensic investigations and criminal intelligence course at the University of Lagos among others.
Disu was appointed commander, Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), on August 2, 2021, by former IGP, Usman Baba, following the suspension of Abba Kyari.
He is a former commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State.
He was at a time the deputy commissioner of police, department of operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He also previously served at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Rivers State, as the second-in-command of the unit.
He was also a former commander of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the African Union (AU) Peace Keeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan.
