Louis Edet

Louis Orok Edet
1st Inspector General of Police
In office
1964–1966
Succeeded byKam Selem
Personal details
Born1914
Calabar, Cross River State, Southern Nigeria Protectorate
Died1979
Nigeria
OccupationPolice Officer

Chief Louis Orok Edet QPM (1914–1979) was the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force from 1964–1966. He was the first indigenous Nigerian to occupy the position. He was briefly the chairman of the Nigerian Football Association in the early 1960s.[1] He was born in Calabar to the family of Edet Essien and Geraldine Orok.[2] After the end of the Nigerian civil war, he devoted his time to helping war refugees and later became a commissioner for social services. He established a charity organization to continue his effort.

The Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja is named after Louis Edet as "Louis Edet House".[3][4]

  1. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing. ISBN 9780875867083.
  2. ^ Uwechue, Raph; Limited, Africa Books (1991). Makers of Modern Africa. Africa Journal Limited. ISBN 9780903274180. {{cite book}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "BUA, Police Strengthen Ties". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  4. ^ Agbese, Dan (2019-01-20). "The change of guard in Louis Edet House". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-07-14.