The controversial and meteoric rise of Bukola Kuti, the Principal Staff Officer (PSO 3) to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has peeled back a sordid layer of scandal, favoritism, and internal warfare inside Nigeria’s highest policing institution.
SaharaReporters learnt on Saturday that there have been clashes between Kuti and other female police officers in the IGP office whom she accused of having amorous affairs with the police boss and fought in a bid to dominate and silence them.
SaharaReporters earlier on Friday reported that there is a storm of controversy in the Nigeria Police Force over the preferential promotion of Kuti, who is romantically involved with the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, amid allegations of favouritism in the Force.
Reporters learnt that Bukola Kuti, once a junior officer, now sits as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) an unprecedented promotion achieved within just 10 years of joining the Nigeria Police Force.
Sources told SaharaReporters that her professional ascent has little to do with competence or merit.
Rather Kuti’s influence stems from her intimate relationship with the IGP, a fact widely known and whispered across police formations.
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