Presidency Urges Nigerians to Report VIPs Using Police Escorts

The Presidency has called on Nigerians to help monitor and report violations of President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police escorts from private individuals and VIPs.

The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, made this call during an interview on TVC on Sunday monitored by DAILY POST.

Bwala stated that public participation would boost enforcement of the policy, which aims to redirect police personnel toward core security duties.

He urged citizens to document any instance where police officers are seen accompanying individuals who are no longer entitled to such protection.

“If you identify a celebrity, a private sector person, or any individual who has police against the executive order of the president, as much as you can, capture evidence, whether a photograph or video,” he said.

The presidential aide clarified that the directive does not strip all VIPs of police protection, noting that certain categories of government officials will still receive security support based on the sensitivity of their roles.

He stressed that the policy forms part of the administration’s broader effort to optimise the deployment of security assets, reduce misuse of police manpower, and enhance public safety.

DAILY POST reports that the Federal Government has in recent months, intensified reforms within security institutions, with authorities arguing that a significant number of police officers assigned to VIPs are needed for frontline policing.