Tinubu Orders Withdrawal of Police Officers From VIP Escorts
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country.
The directive, announced on Sunday through a statement by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, followed a high-level security meeting held at the Presidential Villa with service chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services.
According to the president, police personnel previously assigned to VIPs will be redeployed to strengthen policing duties nationwide, especially in underserved and remote communities where police presence is sparse.
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The statement added that VIPs who still require security protection will now obtain well-armed personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Tinubu also approved the recruitment of 30,000 additional police officers and announced ongoing collaboration with state governments to upgrade police training facilities.
Sunday’s meeting was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and DSS Director-General, Tosin Adeola Ajayi.
