The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has said policemen from the Special Protection Unit of the police will henceforth be deployed to provide security in banks.

Abubakar, who announced this in Abuja on Tuesday at a meeting with the Committee of Heads of Banks Security, added that the SPU would take over from the mobile police.

“Sometimes, what you want is mobile police. Most banks are saying give us mobile police. Mobile police are essentially for anti-riot purpose.

“We are going to look at the possibility of using men from our SPU, who have the same training with the mobile police, if not better,’’ he said.

Abubakar said the security of banks and their personnel was important in view of the prevailing security challenge in the country.

He said because of the frequent attacks on banks, there was a need to consider the security of the environment before setting up branches.

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