President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country, directing that they be redeployed to strengthen core policing functions nationwide.
The directive, contained in a press statement issued on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, followed a high-level security meeting the President held in Abuja with service chiefs, including the heads of the Army, Air Force, Police, and the Department of State Services (DSS).
According to the President’s order, VIPs requiring security escorts will henceforth be assigned armed personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), rather than the Nigeria Police Force.
The decision comes amid concerns that many rural and remote communities across the country suffer from a severe shortage of police officers, limiting the force’s ability to adequately protect lives and property.
President Tinubu, the statement noted, is committed to boosting police presence in all communities in response to the nation’s escalating security challenges. To support this objective, the President has approved the recruitment of an additional 30,000 police personnel, while the federal government works with state governments to upgrade police training facilities nationwide.
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Sunday’s security meeting was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin Adeola Ajayi.
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