Tinubu Orders Withdrawal Of VIP Police, Immediate Recruitment
November 23, 2025
5:02 pm
Nigerian President directs Police officers guarding VIPs to return to core duties and authorizes recruitment to strengthen national security capacity.
Nigerian government has launched a sweeping overhaul of police deployment, directing officers assigned to guard prominent individuals to return to frontline security duties as part of a wider push to reinforce public safety across the country.
President Bola Tinubu issued the directive during a high-level security meeting in Abuja on Sunday November 23, 2025, attended by the Heads of the Army, Air Force, Police, and the Department of State Services (DSS). The decision marks one of the most significant adjustments
