NIGERIA: The Special Protection Unit (SPU) in the police has ordered all officers attached to VIPs and beats nationwide to return “back to base.”
On November 23, President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country.
In a memo signed by Neji Veronica, commanding officer of the SPU Base 16 in Lagos, and shared by the Presidency on X, all affected officers were instructed to return before the close of business on November 24.
The commanding officer said the order is effective immediately and must be strictly complied with.
