Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s directive ordering the withdrawal of police officers assigned to Very Necessary Individuals, VIPs, describing the transfer as commendable however more likely to be ineffective.
In a submit on X on Sunday, Sani mentioned the coverage was acceptable given the nation’s urgent safety challenges however expressed scepticism about its implementation, warning that it might “start and end up as a press release.”
He mentioned: “Withdrawal of Police from VIPs is a good suggestion and good coverage assertion in view of the nation’s pressing safety wants, but it surely will solely start and end up as a press release.”
DAILY POST stories that President Tinubu on Sunday instructed that police officers at the moment hooked up to VIPs be withdrawn and redeployed to strengthen safety nationwide.
In accordance with a press release issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the directive goals to make sure that police personnel focus on core policing duties.
Beneath the brand new association, VIPs looking for safety will now request armed safety from the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps.
Tinubu, who has additionally accepted the recruitment of 30,000 extra police officers, mentioned he intends to spice up police presence, significantly in distant areas the place personnel shortages have hampered the safety of residents.
