The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, said that 11,566 police personnel have been recalled following the presidential directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection.
Egbetokun, who disclosed this during the strategic officers conference, also said that the redeployment of the affected personnel to underserved communities had since commenced.
He explained that the recent directive by President Bola Tinubu was a strategic and deliberate realignment of our national policing priorities.
According to him, the policy decision is rooted not in sentiment, but in necessity, reflecting the current security demands of Nigeria.
The IGP also said that it reinforces the fundamental purpose for which the Force exists — the protection of our people, the defence of communities, and the safeguarding of public order.
“It is important to emphasise that this action is a patriotic, forward-looking, and operationally prudent measure designed to strengthen our manpower capacity for critical frontline policing functions.