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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have reaffirmed that there is no going back on the decision to withdraw officers from very important persons (VIPs) in the country.
In June, Olukayode Egbetokun, acting inspector-general of police (IGP), said personnel of the police mobile force (PMF) will no longer carry out VIPs escort and guard duties.
Egbetokun said the force will conduct an assessment of all the duties of the mobile police to ensure effective utilisation.
He said a special committee has been created to evaluate the strategies and how they will be enforced, adding that the team would be headed by the deputy inspector-general of police.
a statement on Monday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the policy remains valid, adding that there is “no going back”.
Muyiwa said the special committee established for the policy had submitted its report to the IGP while a process for the creation of the police quick intervention squad has been “activated”.
“The force wishes to clarify that the decision to withdraw the PMF personnel from escort and guardduties stands firm, and there will be no going back on this critical policy change,” the statement reads.
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