BEVERLY HILLS, October 21, (THEWILL) – The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to VIPs across the country with immediate effect as the police moves to rejig its strategy and response in the wake of violence and anarchy that have engulfed the protests against police brutality and bad governance in some parts of the country.
According to a memo dated October 21, 2020 and addressed to state Police Commissioners, only the personnel attached to Government Houses, the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives are exempt from the order.
“Any commander who violates this order will bear the consequences.”
“Any protect personnel found escorting or guarding any VIP with or without a firearm is deemed to be deployed by the commander and the commander will be sanctioned.”
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