The Presidency has called on Nigerians to help ensure full compliance with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive ordering the withdrawal of police escorts from Very Important Persons (VIPs).
President Tinubu had instructed that police personnel attached to VIPs across the country be reassigned to core policing duties. Following the directive, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Thursday confirmed that 11,566 officers previously assigned as escorts had been withdrawn nationwide.
Speaking during a TVC interview on Sunday, Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to enforcing the order and urged citizens to document any violations.
“If you identify a celebrity, a private sector person, or any individual who has police against the executive order of the president, as much as you can, capture evidence, whether a photograph or video,” Bwala said.
He stressed that the directive does not affect all government officials, noting that some key figures will continue to receive necessary security protection. “The order of the president to withdraw police from VIPs is not all-encompassing.
There are critical people in government who will still have one form of security or another.” Bwala added that other security agencies, including the State Security Service (SSS) and the Civil Defence Corps, would provide protection where required. “It could be SSS, Civil Defence, and not the police who will be there to help you. But police have no business being with you,” he said.
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