Nigeria, March 1 -- The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has quit the office; An Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has been nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fill the vacancy thus created. As is usual in this climate with such change of guards in sensitive, high-profile and mouth-watering positions, controversies and colliding explanations have rent the air. Officially, Egbetokun resigned on his own volition - that is, voluntary resignation - and for personal or family reasons. What a conscientious family man!



Grapevine sources, however, gave a different version of Egbetokun's departure from his job: That he was advised to quit by Mr. President. That is a polite way of saying he was sacked. ...