The Inspector-General of Police has approved the immediate demobilisation and redeployment of officers attached to the No. 24 Police Mobile Force, Presidential Escort at the State House, Abuja, marking one of the most extensive internal personnel movements within the Nigeria Police Force in recent times.
A police signal dated December 16, 2025, with reference number CH:5660/WEL/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.96, was issued by the Department of Finance and Administration (Welfare) at Force Headquarters, Abuja, directing senior police authorities nationwide to ensure the prompt relocation of the affected officers to their respective state commands.
The directive was circulated to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Assistant Inspectors-General overseeing PMF and zonal formations, as well as Commissioners of Police across the country.
The demobilisation affects officers previously deployed for close protection duties at the Presidential Villa. Under the new arrangement, personnel are to vacate Abuja and resume duties in their original or newly assigned commands, including Adamawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, and several other states.
In Adamawa State, 19 officers were redeployed. They include Inspectors Baba Ibrahim, Emmanuel Buba, Idris Yahaya, Musa Ado, Bullo Ngoba, Felix John, Ibrahim Yusuf, Sanusi Jibrin, Musa Ibrahim, Bello Ali, Jibril Kabiru, Musbahu Nuhu, Gambo Aliyu, Hamisu Iliyasu, Mamuda Mamuda, Aminu Sani, Saifullahi Haruna, as well as Sergeant Mujitapha Lawal and Corporal Ibrahim Yusuf.
Kebbi State received 18 officers, among them Inspectors Abala Yahaya, Joshua Bako, Jamilu Garba, Abdullahi Jibrin, Usman Sule, Magaji Bitrus, Faruku Garba, Iliyasu Danladi, Alkasim Usman, Yahaya Suleiman, Saifuddeen Magaji, James Gana, Moses Ezekiel, Shehu Yunusa, Rabiu Muhammad, Abdulmumini Umar, Abubakar Magaji, and Umar Lawal.
Fourteen officers were posted to Kaduna State. They are Inspectors Abubakar Bawale, Shehu Umar, Nura Isyaku, Abdullahi Sani, Aliyu Adamu, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Usman Garba, Bashir Yakubu, Mohammed Babangari, Saidu Bello, Rabi Shaibu, Basiru Rabe, Irimiya Maigamo, and Idris Mohammed.
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Seven officers were assigned to Anambra State, including Inspectors Sani Usman, Adenitire Blessing, Lawrence Anthony, Adams Christopher, Kaura Amos, Apata Olusola, and Ibrahim Samaila. Akwa Ibom State received two officers—Inspectors Terver Apuu and Imoh Udontuen—while Bauchi State had 12 officers redeployed, among them Inspectors Maren Solomon, Elisha Anthony, Bitrus Benham, Allu Ezekiel, Aliyu Tella, Friday John, David Elisha, Amos Agaba, Hassan Mohammed, Mustapha Haladu, Bashir Suleiman, and Abubakar Yusuf.
Nine officers were posted to Benue State, including Inspectors Saidu Inusa, Nuhu Hassan, Wathlanafia Ijantuku, Apollos Peter, Emmanuel Ejeikwu, Salaudeen Isiaka, Iliya Yunusa, Umar Usman, and Saadu Muazu. Borno State received eight officers, while Bayelsa State had four officers redeployed. Cross River State recorded the posting of a single officer, Inspector Maurice Ekpenyong.
Ebonyi State received nine officers, Ekiti State 10 officers, and Enugu State nine officers. The Federal Capital Territory itself had 22 officers redeployed to its command, underscoring the redistribution of personnel even within Abuja beyond the Presidential Villa.
Further postings covered Gombe State with 12 officers, while other commands received varying numbers: Imo (8), Jigawa (16), Kogi (16), Kano (16), Katsina (21), Kwara (16), Nasarawa (15), Niger (20), Ondo (6), Osun (6), Plateau (19), Sokoto (18), Taraba (19), and Yobe (15). In addition, Zone 1 in Kano received two officers, Zone 3 in Yola one officer, and Zone 7 in Abuja six officers.
The signal was also copied to the Chief Personal Security Officer to the President, the Commander of No. 24 PMF Abuja, and multiple police formations across the country, including Abakaliki, Ado-Ekiti, Awka, Bauchi, Calabar, Damaturu, Enugu, Gombe, Jos, Kano, Katsina, Makurdi, Maiduguri, Minna, Owerri, Sokoto, Uyo, Yola, and Yenagoa, reflecting the nationwide scope of the redeployment exercise.
The development follows a directive issued in November by President Bola Tinubu ordering the withdrawal of police officers from VIP escort and guard duties, with instructions that they be reassigned to frontline policing in response to worsening insecurity across the country.
Since then, enforcement measures have been put in place, including the deployment of special monitoring teams by the Nigeria Police Force and the assignment of civil defence personnel to take over duties vacated by withdrawn police escorts.
Sahara reporters
