Withdrawal of Police Officers from Politicians: NPF Denies Report

The Nigeria Police Force has denied the report that it has removed police officers from some politicians and their relatives stating that the information is fake.

A statement by Police Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja on Monday revealed that the information did not emanate from the Force.

“The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) wishes to address the ambiguity surrounding a signal that has been in circulation on social media, purportedly originating from MOPOL 45 FHQ ABJ, ordering the removal of police aides from certain top politicians and their relatives. The Police hereby unequivocally clarify that the signal is fake and did not emanate from the NPF or any of its formations.”

CSP Adejobi maintained that any signal on the topic will be signed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), who heads such formations, and not a higher-ranking officer.

“More emphatically, the signal deviates from the Police’s telegraphic message structure and standard as the signal bears the signature of a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), which is highly irregular, as a signal of this nature would typically be signed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), who heads such formations, and not a higher-ranking officer.”

The statement further revealed that the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has ordered a thorough investigation into its source and assures that appropriate action will be taken against those responsible for its creation and dissemination.