IGP withdraws security details attached to Okorocha, Timipre Sylva, Boss Mustapha, Ayu, others..
According to a recent document reviewed by Platinum Times, Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun has removed police orderlies assigned to various politically exposed individuals across Nigeria.
Former governors, senators, ministers, and family members of the late President Muhammadu Buhari were among those impacted, according to the July 12 signal from the Force Headquarters mobile police division.
Ikedi Ohakim, a former governor of Imo, Boss Mustapha, a former cabinet secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari, Adamu Mu’Azu, a former governor of Bauchi, Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo, Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe, Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, and Bello Matawalle are among those listed, according to Platinum Times.
Platinum Times also noted former PDP chairman Iyorchia Ayu, former budget minister Clem Ikanade Agba, former senator Stephen Odey, ex-police affairs minister Maigari Dingyadi, ex-oil minister Timipre Sylva, ex-senator Haliru Jika, and ex-budget member Rabiu Lawan on the list.
The memo also recommended withdrawing some individuals without mentioning their complete names. It wasn’t obvious if this was an error or a planned action. An inquiry for clarification was not immediately responded to by a police spokesperson.
Only a former science and technology minister, a former National Assembly clerk, a former minister of power, a brother of Aisha Buhari, and a brother of the former president Buhari, who was only identified as Daura, were included as others to be stripped of personal information.
The order was given a few weeks after Mr. Egbetokun said that police officers would be removed from pretended VIPs all around the nation. He did not, however, mention any names, and the politicians kept using their officers.
As several of the lawmakers claimed their orderlies had not been removed, Platinum Times checked on Sunday and found no evidence that even the most recent written direction from July 12 had been followed.
The removal of police orderlies from politicians and wealthy persons in Nigeria who could afford to pay for policemen has been publicly announced by several inspectors general, but none of them has ever been successful. Advocates for police reform contend that because a sizable portion of the police force is frequently made up of officers assigned to politicians and business leaders, the nation suffers from a constant state of insecurity as a result of the lack of personnel dedicated to protecting neighborhoods and other vital tasks nationwide.