The signal, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, expressed the Inspector-General of Police's "utmost dismay" that some officers remain attached to VIPs despite an existing presidential directive prohibiting such deployments.
Fresh internal directives from the Nigeria Police Force have revealed renewed efforts by the Force Headquarters to enforce President Bola Tinubu's order withdrawing police personnel from unauthorised VIP protection duties, amid concerns that many officers continue to flout the directive.
A police wireless message dated July 8, 2026 and signed by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Police Mobile Force (PMF), Force Headquarters, Abuja, was dispatched to all PMF Commandants and Commanding Officers across the country, warning against the continued misuse of police personnel for private escort and protection assignments.
The signal, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, expressed the Inspector-General of Police's "utmost dismay" that some officers remain attached to VIPs despite an existing presidential directive prohibiting such deployments.
The internal message stated that the Inspector-General has observed with utmost dismay that some policemen are still violating the presidential directives on the withdrawal of police from VIPs.
