Olatunji Disu, the newly-appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) was born on April 13, 1966.
Disu served as Commissioner in charge of the River State Police Command before he was deployed by his predecessor, retired IGP Olukayode Egbetokun to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja in the same capacity.
Disu is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
The graduate of English Education from the Lagos State University (LASU) served as Principal Staff Officer to Egbetokun.
He also holds two master’s degrees: One in Administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State in 2010 and the other in Criminology, Security, and Legal Psychology from LASU in 2022.
Disu attended Holy Cross Cathedral primary school and completed his primary school education at Mayflower Junior School in Ikenne, Ogun State in 1979.
He also went on to Pobuna Secondary Grammar School in Epe, and St Gregory’s College, both in Lagos State, where he finished his secondary education in 1985.
He later gained admission to study English (Education) at the Lagos State University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English Education in 1990.
He obtained a post-graduate Diploma in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lagos State University, and a certificate in Personal Protection from the United Kingdom.
Disu has also attended different professional courses within and outside Nigeria, including Small Arms Smuggling Training in Botswana; Internet Fraud Training at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Strategic Leadership Command Course at the Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau State; and Forensic Investigations and Criminal Intelligence Course at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
Born in Lagos Island, Lagos State, he joined the Nigeria Police on May 18, 1992.
He served in several locations as Divisional Police Officer (DPO).
These included in Ago Iwoye (Ogun State), Ikare (Ondo State), Owo (Ondo State), and Elimbu and Elelenwo, both in Rivers State.
He was also Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and Anti-Kidnapping in River State.
He was SARS Commander in Ondo, Oyo, and Rivers States.
He was also second in command (2IC) State Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Rivers States.
In 2005, as Contingent Commander, he led the first-ever Nigeria Police contingent on African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) on a peacekeeping mission.
While in Darfur, he was appointed the acting Chief of Staff until his return to Nigeria in 2006.
Disu served as the Commander of the Lagos State Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) between June 13, 2015 and August 2021.
While in RRS, Disu named his officers: “The Good Guys,” a move that helped reform officers to enforce the law responsibly, yet remain friendly to citizens while carrying out their activities.
