Breaking: Kayode Egbetokun Disu Dismisses Viral Claims Of Total Police Unit Disbandment

In a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, the police chief acknowledged growing public concerns over the operations of tactical teams and the proliferation of such units by Commissioners of Police and heads of formations.

However, he clarified that his directive was not to abolish all units, but to streamline them. According to him, zonal and state commands are to reduce their tactical teams to a maximum of five, while area commands and divisions should operate no more than three, either by merging or scrapping excess teams at the discretion of their leaders.

Disu further explained that the directive does not apply to state-established outfits such as Lagos’ Rapid Response Squad, Oyo’s SRS, or Bayelsa’s Operation DOO-AKPOR, as well as similar units nationwide.

He noted that the move is intended to free up personnel for deployment to police stations and to address complaints about misconduct by some tactical teams.

The police chief emphasized that the reports suggesting a total dissolution were misleading, reiterating that the goal is to improve supervision, enhance accountability, and build a more citizen-friendly police force while maintaining the effectiveness of existing teams in fighting crime.