…Approves recruitment of additional 30,000 police personnel 

By Our Reporter 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country, directing that they be redeployed to core policing duties in communities nationwide.

The directive was issued during a high-level security meeting the President held on Sunday in Abuja with service chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Under the new arrangement, VIPs requiring personal security will henceforth obtain well-armed protection from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), rather than the Nigeria Police Force.

The Presidency noted that many remote areas of the country currently suffer inadequate police presence, leaving communities vulnerable to insecurity.

President Tinubu is said to be determined to address this gap by returning officers to frontline policing.

As part of efforts to strengthen national security, the President has approved the recruitment of an additional 30,000 police personnel.

The Federal Government is also working with state governments to upgrade police training facilities across the country.

Those in attendance at Sunday’s security meeting included the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Waidi Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin Adeola Ajayi.

The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.