Reactions have continued to path President Bola Tinubu’s order for the withdrawal of about 100,000 police officers connected to Very Vital Individuals (VIPs) and politicians.
DAILY POST remembers that Tinubu, throughout a safety transient on the State Home, Abuja, ordered that the officers be withdrawn and redeployed to core policing duties, together with counter-insurgency operations.
This transfer follows the deteriorating safety challenges presently dealing with the nation.
Tinubu additionally authorised the recruitment of 30,000 extra police officers to assist sort out these safety challenges.
Nonetheless, whereas some individuals are sceptical concerning the implementation of Tinubu’s directive, others have recommended the president for taking steps to deal with the decade-long safety points.
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, in a submit on X, stated Tinubu’s order “will solely start and find yourself as a press release.”
He wrote, “Withdrawal of police from VIPs is a good suggestion and a very good coverage assertion in view of the nation’s pressing safety wants, however it’s going to solely start and find yourself as a press release.”
Nonetheless, former presidential media aide Bashir Ahmad recommended the president, stating that safety companies will now “focus totally on their important policing obligations.”
He wrote on X, “President Bola Tinubu has directed the removing of police officers who’re presently assigned to guard VIPs.
“From this level onward, regulation enforcement companies will allocate their assets to focus totally on their important policing obligations. That is so good coming from the Presidency.”
DAILY POST studies that the Inspector Common of Police (IGP) had, on April 24, 2025, ordered the withdrawal of Cell Police officers connected to VIPs.
