A special task force for the enforcement of ban on police officers escorting Very Important Persons has been launched.
Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu placed ban on police providing security for VIPs amid the surge in insecurity across the nation.
The decision was part of government’s efforts to arrest rising insecurity by having more boots on the ground alongside the recruitment of more persons in the military and police.
The team of police officers charged with enforcing the presidential order hit the ground running on Saturday.
Set up by the Police Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun to monitor compliance, the officers embarked on a monitoring exercise in strategic parts of the country.
This is according to Force Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin.
Hundeyin in a statement he released, revealed that the task force were at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, Lagos, the Domestic Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, and several other strategic points.
He stated that no one was found defying the presidential directive.
“No case of unauthorised deployment of police personnel for VIP escort duties was recorded during the monitoring, and consequently, no arrest was made,” the statement said.
Before it 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.”
