Breaking: Police Order Immediate Arrest Of Officers Escorting VIPs

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has issued a nationwide directive mandating the immediate arrest of any officer found providing personal security to Very Important Persons (VIPs) outside their official duty areas, in strict compliance with a recent presidential order.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

A confidential police wireless message, dated November 30, 2025, and signed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, was circulated to senior officers across all formations, emphasizing the urgency and seriousness of the new policy.

According to Sahara Reporters, the memo, addressed to specialized units including the Mobile Police Force, VIP Protection Unit, Counter-Terrorism Force, and all state and area commands, explicitly warned that any police officer caught escorting a VIP would face immediate arrest.

Supervising officers were also cautioned. “Following the presidential directive, all states are to arrest any police officer found escorting a VIP in their Area of Responsibility. Disciplinary actions will also be taken against any supervising officer found complicit,” the memo stated.

The directive specifically applies to Compol x-squads and the IGPMU to ensure strict monitoring and compliance across all commands. The memo was marked “very important,” signaling that this instruction is final and must be implemented immediately without reminders.

This police directive follows a presidential order issued on Sunday, November 23, 2025, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, directing the withdrawal and redeployment of police officers from VIP security duties to enable them to focus on core policing responsibilities.

The presidential directive was issued during a high-level security meeting in Abuja attended by top officials, including Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, and Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Adeola Ajayi.