According to information released by Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of State for Police Affairs, President Bola Tinubu gave the order for the police officers to remove themselves from Very Important People, or VIPs.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated that the Ministry will carry out Tinubu’s directive and added that part of the responsibility is to alter the Nigerian Police Act.
At a two-day retreat for directorate cadre in Abuja with the topic “Re: Envisioning the Ministry of Police Affairs for Effective Internal Security: Strengthening Administration and Management Functions for Resilience and Efficiency,” she revealed this.
“Developing and implementing a harmonized police reform report, amending the Police Act, carrying out Mr. President’s directive on the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and developing a community policing strategy are the key mandates of the Ministry of Police Affairs,” the minister stated.
“These missions are transformative projects that have the potential to improve Nigeria’s internal security, not just duties.
The Nigeria Police Force is facing a critical moment as a result of decades of neglect that have made it more difficult for it to carry out its constitutional responsibility.
Additionally, the Ministry of Police Affairs has not been exempt. The Ministry is now at the vanguard of the Police Transformation Agenda, though, and it must rise to the occasion given Mr. President’s commitment to overhauling the Nigeria Police Force.
“It is the Ministry’s heavy duty to ensure coordination and establish the necessary frameworks to lead the Nigeria Police Force toward enhanced operational and technical efficacy.”
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