Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, born on September 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, joined the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.
In 1999, he assumed the role of Chief Security Officer to Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu.
Throughout his career, he held various positions within the police force, including Commander of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos, Squadron Commander of Mopol 5 in Benin City, Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Fraud Unit in the FCT Command in Abuja, Chief Superintendent of Police in the Administration at the Lagos State Command Headquarters in Ikeja, Area Commander in Osogbo, Osun State Command, and Area Commander in Gusau, Zamfara State Command.
Egbetokun graduated with a degree in Mathematics from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in June 1987. Prior to joining the police force, he briefly taught Mathematics at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos. He furthered his education by obtaining an MSC in Engineering Analysis from the University of Lagos in 1996, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka in 2000, and an MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo in 2004.
He holds additional academic qualifications, including a Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics from Delta State University, Abraka, and an MBA from Lagos State University, Ojo.
On September 29, 2020, he was promoted to the position of Commissioner of Police and was assigned to Kwara State. In September 2022, he became an Assistant Inspector General of Police and was deployed to Zone 7 (Abuja). On March 29, 2023, he was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police and assigned to the FCID.
