Nigeria: Tinubu Orders Withdrawal of Police From VIP Escorts
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers providing security for Very Important Persons in Nigeria.
- VIPs are now required to request protection from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
- Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 30,000 additional police officers to enhance community security.
- The presidential directive aims to improve police presence due to current security challenges in the country.
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Mixed Reactions Trail Tinubu’s Order to Withdraw 100,000 VIP Police Escorts
President Bola Tinubu’s directive ordering the withdrawal of approximately 100,000 police officers from VIP and political escorts has continued to attract mixed reactions across the country. During a recent security briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu instructed that the officers currently assigned to Very Important Persons be reassigned to frontline policing roles, including […] The post Mixed Reactions Trail Tinubu’s Order to W…
President Tinubu Orders Withdrawal Of Police Officers Guarding VIPs, To Core Police Duties
President Tinubu Orders Withdrawal Of Police Officers Guarding VIPs, To Core Police Duties By Balarabe Alkassim, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday. According to the statement, the presidential directive was issued at th…
Nigeria:Tinubu orders swap of civil defence corps for VIPs’ police escorts after security meeting
WorldStage– President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. According to the presidential directive, VIPs who want police protection will now request well-armed personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, made the order known in a statement on Sunday. Hencefor…
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