Sixty prominent Nigerians and organisations, including the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and frontline businessman, Emeka Offor, on Saturday lost their privilege of personal police security.
The police personnel attached to them were ordered withdrawn by Police Inspector General Mohammed Adamu forthwith.
This is coming nearly three weeks after the police boss ordered the withdrawal of such orderlies to the affected persons.
The IGP also ordered the deployment of legitimate force against riotous and violent protests to protect lives and property of citizens.
Adamu’s order was contained in a circular with reference number CB: 4001/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.116/32 of November 4, 2020, listed the names and organisations whose police security should be withdrawn.
Among those mentioned were Emeka Offor, Femi Fani-Kayode, Amen Rochas, Magnus Abe, Babachir Lawal, Lado Yakubu, Yuguda Bashir, Uche Chukwu, Boroface Ajayi, Mutiu Nicholas, Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Edozie Madu, David Adesanya and Chris Giwa.
Similarly, the organisations affected include Christ Embassy, Oriental Energy Resources, ECWA Academy, and Sunti Golden Sugar Estate.
Idowu Owohunwa, a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, signed the circular.
“The attention of the IGP has been drawn to the fact that the police personnel attached to the corporate bodies and personalities are yet to be withdrawn despite extant directives to that effect.
“In line with the subsisting order, the IG directs that you withdraw all the PMF, SPU, CTU, or conventional police operations attached to the affected companies or individuals in any of their locations across the country with immediate effect,” the letter said.
The senior officers the letter was addressed to are to submit a report confirming compliance not later than November 10, 2020, the letter said. It was addressed to Commissioners of Police across the country, Police Mobile Force and the Special Protection Unit.
