Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, June 20, decorated Kayode Egbetokun, as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“I feel like a lion in me, ready to devour all the internal enemies of Nigeria. That’s my feeling right now,” Egbetokun told State House Correspondents after a short ceremony at the Vice President’s Conference Room.

The VP performed the decoration alongside Elizabeth Egbetokun, wife of the new Police helmsman, barely 24 hours after a major change in the country’s security leadership.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu in a drastic change of guard on Monday night, approved the immediate retirement of the Chief of Defence Staff, all the nation’s service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, as well as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali.

Tinubu appointed Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser; Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; AVM H.B Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, DIG Kayode Egbetokun, Acting Inspector-General of Police; and Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye, Chief of Defence Intelligence.

Egbetokun while speaking to journalists at the Villa after the ceremony,  expressed eagerness to resume his duties on Wednesday, saying he felt like a tiger ready to chase away all the enemies in Nigeria.

When asked how he felt about the weight of his new responsibility, Egbetokun said, “Now I have just been decorated and I’m looking forward to taking over tomorrow morning by 11:00 am.

“I really can’t describe how I feel currently, but if I have to tell you anything, I will tell you that right now, I feel like a tiger inside of me, ready to chase away all the criminals in Nigeria.

“And some other times, I feel like a lion in me, ready to devour all the internal enemies of Nigeria. That’s my feeling right now,” Egbetokun reiterated.