The
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has halted temporarily, the
withdrawal of policemen attached to Very Important Persons to enable the force
to carry out an assessment of the current personnel deployment.
He
stated that the withdrawal would now take effect from April 20, 2018.
Idris,
in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja, by the police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood,
stated that the decision to suspend the withdrawal by one month was taken after
a meeting with the Commanders of Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism and
Special Protection Units on Tuesday.
“The
withdrawal will now take effect from April 20, this is to enable the Force to
carry out a thorough assessment of the current deployment and carry out appropriate
withdrawal.
“Meanwhile,
the IG has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, to
direct all the Commissioners of Police and their supervising Assistant
Inspectors-General of Police in the states and zonal commands to halt the
withdrawal, revise and return those already withdrawn to their duty posts
pending the new date of April 20, 2018,” the statement read.
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