Protection: VIPs turn to Correctional Service, NSCDC, private security firms

• Police disown viral memo on withdrawal of officers

There is an upswing demand for the services of private security firms and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the wake of this week’s presidential order for the withdrawal of police escorts attached to very important personalities.

President Bola Tinubu issued the order on Sunday as part of the broader effort to boost police presence in communities where security is currently deemed inadequate.

Police Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun said on Thursday that 11,566 such police escorts have already been recalled.