The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel attached to some prominent Nigerians and companies in the country.
Sixty individuals, corporate and religious bodies are said to have been affected by the new directive.
Some of those on the list include, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; Sen Lado Yakubu, Amb. Yuguda Bashir, Uche Chukwu, Sen. Boroface Ajayi, Mutiu Nicholas, Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Edozie Madu, David Adesanya, Chris Giwa, Chief Godwin Ekpo, Chief Pius Akinyelure and others.
Christ Embassy, Think Nigeria First Initiative, Uche Sylva International, Stanel Groups, KYC Holding, amongst others, are also said to be listed in the letter which was addressed to Commissioners of Police, Police Mobile Force, Special Protection Unit and all Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory by the IG.
In the letter with reference no.CB: 4001/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.116/32 dated November 4, Adamu reportedly warned that any commander who failed to obey the order “will bear the consequences”.
“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has been drawn to the fact that the police personnel attached to the corporate bodies and personalities are yet to be withdrawn despite extant directives to that effect,” the directive issued by Idowu Owohunwa, principal staff officer to the IGP, was said to have read.
“In line with the subsisting order, the IG directs that you 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.”
