Tinubu Orders Withdrawal of Police Escorts From VIPs (Again)
This is not the first time the withdrawal of police escorts from VIPs has been announced. Implementation has always been inconsistent.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers assigned as escorts and guards to Very Important Persons (VIPs) nationwide. The officers are to return to core policing duties in communities that lack an adequate security presence.
The directive was issued during a high-level security meeting held at the State House in Abuja on Sunday and confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the presidency, VIPs who still require escorts will no longer rely on the for protection but must officially apply for personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The attendees at Sunday's meeting comprised the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin Adeola Ajayi.
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The President has repeatedly insisted that many underserved and remote areas across the country do not have adequate policing. At the same time, thousands of officers remain attached to politicians, business elites and wealthy individuals.
According to a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga:
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