Police withdraw 11,566 personnel from VIPs

Police withdraw 11,566 personnel from VIPs – IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun

From Molly Kilete, Abuja

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, said on Thursday that the Nigeria Police Force has recalled a total of 11,566 personnel attached to private citizens across the country.

The withdrawal, the IGP said, followed the order by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The IGP, at a meeting with strategic police officers in Abuja, said the personnel would be redeployed to various states of the federation to beef up security.

He also said that the withdrawal of police personnel from private citizens would be done in phases.

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