ABUJA—Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the over 130,000 police personnel attached to unauthorised persons and VIPs in the country be withdrawn and deployed to confront the security challenges, Force Headquarters, in conjunction with the Police Service Commission, PSC, is set to commence the implementation.
Consequently, “the PSC, in collaboration with the Inspector General Police, has concluded arrangements to deploy a high level monitoring team to the nation’s airports, highways and other public places to enforce the Presidential directive of immediate withdrawal of policemen from very important personalities, VIP, who are not entitled to their services”.

Chairman of PSC, Sir Mike Okiro, who confirmed this in Abuja yesterday, said: “The monitoring team will have the powers to stop VIPs on the highways, airports and so on, for confirmation of their status and that of the policemen attached to them.”

A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Information PSC, quotes Okiro as warning that “any erring VIP or policeman caught in such unauthorised beat, will be prosecuted.”

The PSC Chairman insisted that “the Commission and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force will enforce the presidential directive to the letter, stressing that henceforth only authorised government officials and VIPs will be entitled to police security.

Continuing, Okiro noted that the nation cannot be battling with an inadequate Police Force, while majority of these scarce officers are in the service of few privileged Nigerians, who ordinarily should have no need for them.

He said the Nigeria Police will now be “structured to do its primary duties.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/withdrawal-of-officers-from-vips-police-deploy-men-to-airports-highways-to-enforce-directive/

This is what we call federal Government.... We citizen should feel that an order is giving by the president.. Either Good or Bad....

Jonathan rule for SIx years, but I don't see an order from him... He was just there without any impact....

(Oh Am sorry, he had an impact once... That was January 1, 2012 ....

Hope you remember That was during the Fuel Subsidy saga.....

Some useless parent name their child Goodluck and Jonathan then...... But now, they have taken their child to court to change their name

Barcanista,,, come out now....... Haven't u pick enough Iron sheet for today

THE MAN ABOVE ME THO...



IS THAT ANOTHER ARTICLE?

Shey dz vip cant afford d services of private security agencies ni

Welcome development.

Although the part of 'only authorized government officials and VIPs' is kinda confusing. How will the VIPs be selected and who authorized the current deployed officers?

Abi na another different police force authorize and charge VIPs for the current ones?

A

Policemen won't like this

Well that is all nicely put and indeed a powerful statement of intent. The problem here is the police service commission hasn't come out with a clear template on who and who amongst the numerous Nigerian VIP's would be entitled to have police security or escort. So the question of a team that will enforce compliance with Mr President's directives would be premature and a waste of time and amounts to the usual eye service. Lets us Nigerians know clearly who are entitled and who aren't chances are we as citizens might do a better job of whistle blowing on who are still using police escorts!!

They have powers to stop Vips ko, same people dey av being carrying bags for over the years abi

If 130k policemen are deployed to unauthorized private persons how many are left for the 170 million other Nigerians?
The policemen should all be retrieved to the last and those who need security should engage private firms for that.

Nice move..

..I see kidnapping being ressusitated in the country well who the hell cares if these poluthievesians are hauled away anyways

pianist was hired to play background music for a movie. When it was completed he asked when
and where he could see the picture. The producer sheepishly confessed that it was actually a Indecency
film and it was due out in a month.
A month later, the musician went to a Indecency theater to see it. With his collar up and dark glasses
on, he took a seat in the back row, next to a couple who also seemed to be in disguise.
The movie was even raunchier than he had feared, featuring group sex, S/M and even a dog.
After a while, the embarrassed pianist turned to the couple and said, “I’m only here to listen to the
music.”
“Yeah?” replied the man. “We’re only here to see our dog.”

Trust anigeria police. The motorin team will take advantage of the exercise and extort from the so called VIPs when they sight them with unauthorised police aids

OK o...let's wait and see if it can truly be implemented.

gud

We have a president now

This is a good development.

But beyond this, our police force needs to move from analogue to digital.

They must abandon archaic crime fighting techniques and upgrade to modern ways of gathering intelligence and fighting crime. Biometrics must be used and govt must support them with CCTVs.

Policemen should be well remunerated and rewarded such that bribery becomes unattractive. The erring ones must be severely punished.

The vehicle owners info should be embedded in plate numbers and retrievable easily.

The living quarters of policemen should also be upgraded while insuring their lives adequately. Their police stations too should be renovated and built to look modern.

I hope to see Naija policemen someday looking and acting like those industrious, committed and efficient ones in developed countries.

J

Its better that way.... How can a celebrity wil riding around wid policemen....?wetin he or dhe de do for us kwanu? Nice move biko....how many tyms una don see police de folo lilwayne,,,chris brown etc? Na for only naija.....if the mumu get small moni,,,,soldier back up go de hungry am....

My Presido always on point.

godson36:
This is what we call federal Government.... We citizen should feel that an order is giving by the president.. Either Good or Bad....

Jonathan rule for SIx years, but I don't see an order from him... He was just there without any impact....

(Oh Am sorry, he had an impact once... That was January 1, 2012 ....

Hope you remember That was during the Fuel Subsidy saga.....

Some useless parent name their child Goodluck and Jonathan then...... But now, they have taken their child to court to change their name

Barcanista,,, come out now....... Haven't u pick enough Iron sheet for today

Mumu, don't you know they will use it as an avenue to extort money from motorists?

That is how it should be.

Who are the VIPs,I thought they say we are all equal before GOD.

It is time for some sanity in Nigeria. If only Nigerians will unite to see it work

Some wrong tinz must change in Nigeria 2015-2019

Freemanan:
THE MAN ABOVE ME THO...



IS THAT ANOTHER ARTICLE?

More like an assembly of smilies.

Great...

VIP's would now have recourse to more spiritual powers..babalawo and odechies

godson36:
ABUJA—Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the over 130,000 police personnel attached to unauthorised persons and VIPs in the country be withdrawn and deployed to confront the security challenges, Force Headquarters, in conjunction with the Police Service Commission, PSC, is set to commence the implementation.
Consequently, “the PSC, in collaboration with the Inspector General Police, has concluded arrangements to deploy a high level monitoring team to the nation’s airports, highways and other public places to enforce the Presidential directive of immediate withdrawal of policemen from very important personalities, VIP, who are not entitled to their services”.

Chairman of PSC, Sir Mike Okiro, who confirmed this in Abuja yesterday, said: “The monitoring team will have the powers to stop VIPs on the highways, airports and so on, for confirmation of their status and that of the policemen attached to them.”

A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Information PSC, quotes Okiro as warning that “any erring VIP or policeman caught in such unauthorised beat, will be prosecuted.”

The PSC Chairman insisted that “the Commission and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force will enforce the presidential directive to the letter, stressing that henceforth only authorised government officials and VIPs will be entitled to police security.

Continuing, Okiro noted that the nation cannot be battling with an inadequate Police Force, while majority of these scarce officers are in the service of few privileged Nigerians, who ordinarily should have no need for them.

He said the Nigeria Police will now be “structured to do its primary duties.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/withdrawal-of-officers-from-vips-police-deploy-men-to-airports-highways-to-enforce-directive/

good move