Police personnel attached to Femi Fani-Kayode, Hon. Abiola Sidna Peller, Sen. Magnus Abe, Emeka Offor and others, have been withdrawn following an immediate order given by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
The IGP’s order also affected religious and corporate bodies like Uche Sylva International, Stanel Groups, KYC Holding, Think Nigeria First Initiative, Christ Embassy, Sheiks and Bishops and many more.
Other personalities affected include Chief Godwin Ekpo, Hon. Chris Giwa, David Adesanya, Edozie Madu, Sen Lado Yakubu, Amb Yuguda Bashir, Hon. Uche Chukwu, Sen. Boroface Ajayi, Hon Mutiu Nicholas, Chief Pius Akinyelure, Sen Tokumbo Fikayomi and others.
The Heritage Times can recall that the IGP had during the End SARS protest in October, directed that police escorts attached to VIPS should be withdrawn with immediate effect.
However, a police letter dated November 4 and signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, DCP Idowu Owohunwa revealed that: “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has been drawn to the fact that the police personnel attached to the corporate bodies and personalities are yet to be withdrawn in spite of extant directives to that effect.”
According to the letter tagged CB: 4001/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.116/32 and made available to CP PMF, CP SPU, CP CPU and all Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and the FCT, commanders were directed to “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 commanders were also tasked on submitting a report confirming their compliance to the office of the IGP, not later than Tuesday, November 10.
See the letter below:
