Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)

Inspector General of The Nigeria Police Force
Incumbent Tunji Disu since 24 February 2026 (2026-02-24)
Nigeria Police Force
Style	Inspector General
Abbreviation	IGP
Member of	Nigeria Police Council National Security Council
Reports to	The President Minister of Police Affairs
Residence	Nigeria Police Headquarters, Louis Edet House Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, Abuja, Nigeria
Seat	FCT
Nominator	President of Nigeria
Appointer	President of Nigeria
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Formation	1964
First holder	Louis Edet
Website	Official Website of NPF

The Inspector General of Police, abbreviated as IGP is the head of the Nigeria Police Force. He is the most senior officer in the police service. The pioneer IGP is Louis Edet and the current IGP is Tunji Disu.

Appointment

The appointed officer is usually a serving officer of the Nigeria Police Force and is often recommended by the Police Service Commission to the President of Nigeria, who will send the name to the Senate for confirmation.

List of IGPs

• Louis Edet (1964 – 1966)
• Kam Salem (1966 – 1974)
• Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu (1975 – 1979)
• Adamu Suleiman (1979 – 1981)
• Sunday Adewusi (1981 – 1983)
• Etim Inyang (1985 – 1986)
• Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta (1986 – 1990)
• Aliyu Attah (1990 – 1993)
• Ibrahim Coomassie (1993 – 1999)
• Musiliu Smith (1999 – 2002)
• Mustafa Adebayo Balogun (2002 – 2005)
• Sunday Ehindero (2005 – 2007)
• Mike Mbama Okiro (2007 – 2009)
• Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo (2009 – 2010)
• Hafiz Ringim (2010 – 2012)
• Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (2012 – 2014)
• Suleiman Abba (2014 – 2015)
• Solomon Arase (2015–2016)
• Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (2016–2019)
• Mohammed Adamu (2019–2021)
• Usman Alkali Baba (2021–2023)
• Kayode Egbetokun (2023–2026)
• Tunji Disu (2026-)