The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has rejected reports that officers attached to some high-profile individuals have been ordered to return to base immediately.
On Sunday, President Bola Tinubu ordered the removal of
police personnel assigned to very important persons (VIPs) across the country.
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on
information and strategy, said the officers would be redeployed to core
policing duties amid rising insecurity.
The presidency described the directive as part of a broader
national security strategy aimed at boosting police efficiency and
strengthening public safety.
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), later
said 11,566 officers had been withdrawn in line with the presidential
directive.
Afterwards, a report claimed that the Mobile Force, 50
Squadron in Kubwa, Abuja, issued urgent instructions for personnel assigned to
VIPs — including former Vice Presidents Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, Nyesom
Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); former first lady Aisha
Buhari; Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN); and Ogiame
Atuwatse III, Olu of Warri — to report back to base by Thursday, November 27.
The purported memo, allegedly signed by CSP Suleiman
Abdullahi, administrative officer of 50PMF Kubwa, outlined that officers
attached to 20 VIPs were to return to base and that attendance would be taken
from the nominal roll.
It further stated that officers attached to VIPs across SPU
Base 16 in Lagos were also required to return to base before the close of
business on November 24 and attend a lecture parade the following day.
Benjamin Hundeyin, force public relations officer, asked the
public to disregard the referenced document, describing it as “fake”.
“The referenced document is fake. There is no CSP Suleiman
Abdullahi in 50PMF, neither is the administrative officer of any squadron a
CSP. Please, disregard this!,” Hundeyin said in a post on X.
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