The newly appointed Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has ordered the removal of police officers who act as security guard to any individual or company from such posts.
The head police officer gave the directive at the passing out parade of squadron commanders Operation Course Os/2016, held at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Forest Camp, Ila Orangun,Osun state.
He said that the police will take this directive seriously insisting that officers attached to mobile police force working as personal security guards to individuals and companies must immediately be withdrawn.
According to him “as commanders of the operational arm of the Force, it is of uttermost importance that you display a high sense of professionalism by ensuring that your personnel are appropriately deployed to authorised persons only.
“On this premise, all personnel deployed to unauthorised beats/individuals should be withdrawn immediately.”