President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday decorated Tunji Disu with his new rank as the acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House, Abuja.

Present at the ceremony were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and the immediate past IGP, Kayode Egbetokun.

Disu’s appointment came just 48 days before his scheduled retirement on April 13, 2026, when he would have reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 years.

However, under the amended Police Act, which allows Inspectors-General of Police to serve a four-year tenure regardless of age, Disu may remain in office until 2030.

Tinubu, who pinned the new insignia on Disu’s uniform, commended the outgoing IGP Egbetokun for his service to the nation.

The ceremony comes barely 24 hours after Egbetokun submitted his resignation letter to the President on Tuesday, citing family issues that require his undivided attention.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe, has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting incident in Johannesburg, South Africa.

According to police reports, the Chatunga was involved in a confrontation on February 19 with a 23-year-old gardener at his home in northern Johannesburg.

The dispute reportedly arose after the gardener allegedly failed to report for work. Chatunga and his bodyguard were taken into custody following the incident.

Authorities recovered spent cartridges at the scene, though the gun used in the attack has not yet been found.

Police alleged that the former first family failed to comply with investigators in the matter by surrendering the weapon.

The gardener was shot and sustained injuries, and he has been recovering in hospital as investigations continue.

Riley Moore, a US lawmaker, has called for sanctions and the repeal of blasphemy and Sharia laws in Nigeria as part of broader recommendations to address violence against Christian communities in the country.

He made this known in a report presented to the White House and later posted on his official X handle on Tuesday.

The report, which he said followed months of investigation, outlines what he described as concrete steps to end the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and tackle extremist violence.

According to Moore, the process included a bipartisan congressional fact-finding visit to Nigeria, hearings with expert witnesses, consultations with religious leaders, meetings with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and discussions with senior Nigerian government officials.

“Following today’s productive meeting at the White House, I want to thank President Trump for redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and for his Administration’s commitment to protecting our brothers and sisters in Christ from persecution,” Moore said.

“I traveled on a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria and saw with my own eyes the horrific atrocities Christians face, and the instability the Nigerian government must combat,” Moore stated.

Nigeria was redesignated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on October 31, 2025, a move Moore said led to his assignment, alongside Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, to lead a comprehensive congressional investigation into the situation.

The report recommends establishing a bilateral U.S.-Nigeria security agreement aimed at protecting vulnerable Christian communities and dismantling jihadist networks.

It also proposes withholding certain U.S. funds until the Nigerian government takes demonstrable action to stop violence against Christians.

In addition, Moore called for sanctions and visa restrictions against individuals and groups allegedly responsible for or complicit in religious persecution.

The report further recommends providing technical support to the Nigerian government to address violence linked to armed Fulani militias as well as demand for the repeal of Sharia and blasphemy laws, which Moore argues contribute to religious discrimination.

He also urged collaboration with international partners, including France, Hungary, and the United Kingdom, to confront security challenges in Nigeria.