The Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun a self-professed protégé of Tinubu ordered the arrest of a group of PDP officials over allegations that they were being investigated for the murder of a police inspector...
The Nigerian police led by Tinubu's protégé Kayode Egbetokun charged 10 youths with treason mutiny and inciting members of the public against Tinubu during the hunger protests in August that crippled the country for about a week (AC Vol 64 No 24 South-west bias claims weaken Tinubu's standing & Vol 65 No 14 Tinubu's government braces for Kenya-style protests)...
A police spokesman told Africa Confidential the Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun was discussing with police commissioners across the country tactics to forestall mass protests...
Kayode Egbetokun a former security aide to Tinubu is now Inspector-General of Police while the President's powerful new chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila who holds sway over appointments is also Yoruba...