Police report full compliance with presidential ban on VIP escorts in Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force has reported full compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s directive prohibiting the deployment of police personnel for VIP escort and guard duties, following a statewide monitoring operation conducted in Lagos on Saturday.
According to a statement signed by the force public relations officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the enforcement team—set up by the force headquarters to ensure strict adherence to the presidential order—began its exercise at about 10:00 a.m. on 6 December 2025.
Officers carried out checks across key locations in Lagos, including the Lekki–Ikoyi Link Bridge, the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, and other strategic points.
Hundeyin said the operation revealed a “satisfactory and commendable level of compliance”, noting that no unauthorised deployment of police personnel for VIP escort duties was recorded throughout the exercise. As a result, no arrests were made.
Inspector-general of police Kayode Egbetokun reaffirmed the force’s commitment to fully implementing the presidential directive, emphasising that police personnel are being redeployed to core policing functions to boost national security, crime prevention, and the protection of lives and property.
The police urged the public to continue supporting the reforms, assuring Nigerians that enforcement of the policy would be sustained nationwide “without fear or favour” as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen professional and citizen-centred policing.
