*Withdraws PMF personnel from VIPs
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, while receiving a committee report on the repositioning of the Police Mobile Force, announced the establ
40,000 Special Intervention Squad (SIS).
Egbetokun made the disclosure Monday, when Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of Operations, DIG Adeleke Adeyinka Bode, presented the report to him.
According to the police top hierarchy, this report marks a significant milestone in the on-going efforts of the IGP to enhance operational efficiency and ensure the effective management of manpower in the Force.
The IGP had, in his recent address during his inaugural meeting with the Commanders of the PMF and other tactical squads, also shut down all unapproved beats to beef up internal security and attain police primary in the internal security architecture.
The IGP commended the efforts of the Committee and assured that the Force Management Team will peruse, review and emplace modalities for a seamless implementation of its recommendations to improve the overall functioning of the Police Force.
