Police to arrest officers escorting VIPs, declares such duty illegal

Hundeyin

The Nigeria Police Force has warned that any officer found providing escort or protection for Very Important Persons (VIPs) will be arrested, describing such assignments as illegal under the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, issued the warning on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, insisting that all officers previously attached to VIP protection duties have been fully withdrawn and enforcement is ongoing.“The enforcement is on. The IGP gave the directive that any police officer found escorting VIPs be arrested because, definitely, he is on illegal duty. Every one of them has been recalled,” he said. Vanguard