Joseph Egbunike bio: all you need to know about DIG of Police.
DIG Joseph Egbunike’s profile summary
| Full name | Joseph Egbunike |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of death | 8th March, 2022 |
| Place of birth | Onitsha, Anambra State |
| Place of death | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Marital status | Married |
| Profession | Police Officer |
DIG Joseph Egbunike’s biography
Joseph Egbunike holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Accounting degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as well as a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons), a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy (MILD), and a PhD in Criminology.
He has worked for the Nigeria Police Force for 33 years and is currently the Deputy Inspector General of Police.
Joseph served in the National Youth Service Corps as an Account Bills Officer in the Group Accounts Division at NNPC Headquarters in Falomo (NYSC).
Professional organizations DIG Joseph Egbunike belonged to
Late DIG Joseph Egbunike was a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), the Institute of Cost Management (ICM), the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM), and the Chartered Institute of Fraud Examiners.
Joseph is a savvy financial manager and a proponent of sound business governance. He is happily married and has three children.
The tenure of the inspector general of police, IGP Adamu Mohamed, ended on February 1, 2021, and the search for a new IGP began.
Despite President Buhari’s extension of his tenure, the truth remains that he is due to leave the military, leaving another officer to take up his responsibilities.
Over time, persons of southeastern extraction have held lengthy negotiations in order to secure an appointment that will put the region on the map, and the guy they had in mind was Joseph Egbunike, who is now late.
DIG Joseph Egbunike’s cadre in the police force
Sanusi Lemu, Usman Baba, David Folayiwo, Joseph Egbunike, and Moses Jitoboh are other DIGs in the same Cadre as Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike.
According to ENigeria Newspaper, Joseph Egbunike, a dogged Officer with a rich educational background, is a director in Nigeria Police Mortgage Bank Plc and also holds forth in the force’s accounts and finance section, despite holding a degree in Law, a Master’s degree in Law, and a PhD in Criminology.
Egbunike has worked with the police force for almost 33 years.
Officers are required by law to retire at the age of 60 or after 35 years of service.
Although his report was purportedly rejected, late DIG Joseph Egbunike led the panel that sat and accused sacked Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, in the Hushpuppi fraud incident.
He was also rumored to have quit shortly after INGEPOL, Usman Alkali Baba, drew him out as supervising DIG coordinating the previous Anambra election.
