Biography of DIG Joseph Egbunike – Deputy Inspector general of police

DIG Joseph Egbunike Biography and profile summary
Full name                                                                 Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike
Gender                                                                     Male
Date of birth                                                            No information yet
Date of death                                                          8th March, 2022
Place of birth                                                          Onitsha, Anambra State
Place of death                                                         Abuja Nigeria
Nationality                                                              Nigerian
Marital status                                                          Married
Wife                                                                        No public information
Profession                                                               Police Officer

DIG Joseph Egbunike biography
DIG Joseph Egbunike biography is incomplete without mentioning that he holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Accounting degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as well as a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons. ), B.L., a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy (MILD), and a PhD in Criminology.

He has put in 33 years of service in the Nigeria Police Force and is currently the Deputy Inspector General of Police.

During his National Youth Service Corps, Joseph worked as an Account Bills Officer in the Group Accounts Division at NNPC Headquarters in Falomo (NYSC).

Professional bodies belonged to (DIG Joseph Egbunike Biography)
Professionally, late DIG Joseph Egbunike belonged to the following professional bodies: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP); Association of National Accountant of Nigeria (ANAN); Nigeria Bar Association (NBA); Member, Institute of Cost Management (ICM); Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM); and Member, Chartered Institute of Fraud Examiners.

Joseph is an astute financial manager and an apostle of good corporate governance. He is happily married and blessed with children.

On the 1st of February, 2021, the tenure of the inspector general of police, IGP Adamu Mohamed came to an end and the search began for a new IGP.

Although his tenure has been extended by president Buhari, the fact remains that he is set to bid the force goodbye leaving it for another Officer will take up his duties.

Over time, there have been huge discussions by the people of the southeastern extraction to get an appointment that will place the region on the map and the man they had in mind was Joseph Egbunike who is now late.

Egbunike cadres in Police Force (DIG Joseph Egbunike Biography)
Other DIGs who are of same Cadre with Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike are, Sanusi Lemu, Usman Baba, David Folayiwo, Joseph Egbunike and Moses Jitoboh.

A dogged Officer with a rich educational background, Joseph Egbunike is a director in Nigeria Police Mortgage Bank Plc also holds forth in the accounts and finance section of the force even as he holds a degree in Law, a Master’s degree in Law and a PhD in Criminology, ENigeria Newspaper reports.

Egbunike has put in about 33 years of meticulous service into the police force.
By the law, officers are either retired at age 60 or after putting in 35 years in service.

Late DIG Joseph Egbunike headed the panel that sat and indicted disgraced Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari in the Hushpuppi fraud saga, although his report was reportedly rejected.

He was also rumoured to have resigned moments after the INGEPOL, Usman Alkali Baba pulled him out as supervising DIG coordinating the last Anambra election.