A special team of police officers, yesterday, embarked on a monitoring exercise in strategic parts of the country to ensure compliance with the recent presidential directive on the withdrawal of police escorts from Very Important Personalities (VIPs).
The squad, which was set up by Police Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun, monitored compliance at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, Lagos, the Domestic Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, and several other strategic points.
Force Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin said in a statement that the exercise “revealed a satisfactory and commendable level of compliance by officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.”
According to him, “No case of unauthorised deployment of police personnel for VIP escort duties was recorded during the monitoring, and consequently, no arrest was made.”
He quoted IGP Egbetokun as saying that the police remain committed to the full implementation of the presidential directive.
He added: “The Nigeria Police Force remains resolute in redeploying its personnel to core policing duties aimed at enhancing general security, crime prevention, and protection of lives and property across the country.
“Members of the public are assured that the Nigeria Police Force will continue to enforce this policy nationwide without fear or favour and urges continued support as the Force works towards a more professional, efficient, and citizen-centred policing system.”
