Nigeria: IGP Idris Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Police Officers From Vips, Others

Abuja — The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs, political and public officers across the country. Idris noted that a memo would be forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for approval, which would serve as a guideline or template for deployment to VIP, political and public officers in the country.

The police boss stated this at a meeting with Commissioners of Police (CPs) and other senior police officers at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, yesterday.He added that a task force has been constituted at the headquarters under the command of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mohammed Adamu Dankwara in order to ensure compliance, adding that all the commissioners of police in the various commands have been ordered to carry out this directive with immediate effect.

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