Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner Femi Ogunbayode says Senator Bukola Saraki and factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abubakar Baraje are not entitled to police escorts.

Police guards were suddenly withdrawn from the two key figures of the ‘New PDP’ on Saturday, on the same day the police sealed the faction’s headquarters in Abuja.

In a telephone interview with Daily Trust yesterday, Ogunbayode said “there are categories of public servants that are entitled to have police escort based on the office they occupy” and that Saraki and Baraje were not among such people.

Ogunbayode said Saraki should still enjoy some level of security in Kwara State where he is a former governor, but his current position does not entitle him to a police detail.

He said also police escort can be attached to any Nigerian after an appraisal of perceived threat to that person by the police.

The commissioner said it was just coincidence that the police escorts attached to Sakari and Baraje were removed at this time when the PDP is in crisis.

Sincere 9gerian:
In a telephone interview with Daily Trust yesterday, Ogunbayode said “[size=18pt]there are categories of public servants that are entitled to have police escort based on the office they occupy” and that Saraki and Baraje were not among such people.[/size]

Ogunbayode said Saraki should still enjoy some level of security in Kwara State where he is a former governor, but his current position does not entitle him to a police detail.

He said also police escort can be attached to any Nigerian after an appraisal of perceived threat to that person by the police.

The commissioner said it was just coincidence that the police escorts attached to Sakari and Baraje were removed at this time when the PDP is in crisis.

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Sincere 9gerian:

Police guards were suddenly withdrawn from the two key figures of the ‘New PDP’ on Saturday, on the same day the police sealed the faction’s headquarters in Abuja.

Greensaint: what the police commissioner is saying is that you cannot come to my birthday party, take my food & drinks, then rain abuses on me & expect me to give u a ride home in my car. The least i can do in such a situation is to restrain myself from assaulting you. So if Saraki & co want to fight GEJ they should expect no favors from him. Chekina.

He said also police escort can be attached to any Nigerian after an appraisal of perceived threat to that person by the police.

Pukkah:

Wrong analysis, faulty analogy.

The President does you no favour when he provides security, roads, or health facilities to you - whether or not you support him. Political persecution is bad. Favouritism or nepotism is also bad.

If you didn't know that, know it from today.

This is one of the reasons the country is struggling and lagging behind. People in power use their office to dispense favours or punish opponents. It's very bad.

Sincere 9gerian: Those guys are big boys who can take care of themselves. Atiku alone can, from his loot, recruit 1million man private security for the duo

theoctopus:

Stop talking nonsense my friend. You are not even questioning the fact that Saraki was going around with 7 policemen. How many policemen does Nigeria have? He is not entitled to police escort, period. If he had any, it was simply goodwill from the police and it was even ridiculous. If one senator has 7 policemen, the 109 senators will have 7 X 109 = 763 policemen. So how many will remain for the rest of Nigeria. Please stop supporting bad thing. He should go and hire man o' war and pay for his own security like every other Nigerian.

homesteady: LOL!! coincidence! I just love this excuse! Everybody uses it!
Just like how Orji Uzor kalu's house was sealed just after he criticised the deportation of igbos from lagos! They said it was a coincidence that it happened the same time

theoctopus:

Stop talking nonsense my friend. You are not even questioning the fact that Saraki was going around with 7 policemen. How many policemen does Nigeria have? He is not entitled to police escort, period. If he had any, it was simply goodwill from the police and it was even ridiculous. If one senator has 7 policemen, the 109 senators will have 7 X 109 = 763 policemen. So how many will remain for the rest of Nigeria. Please stop supporting bad thing. He should go and hire man o' war and pay for his own security like every other Nigerian.

yahrant140: Gej isn't d problem of this issues,baraje nd Co need to turn themself in and abide by d rule and regulation of the party.

Sincere 9gerian: Those guys are big boys who can take care of themselves. Atiku alone can, from his loot, recruit 1million man private security for the duo

Sincere 9gerian: Those guys are big boys who can take care of themselves. Atiku alone can, from his loot, recruit 1million man private security for the duo

Pukkah:

The more some of you try to attack the opposition because you want to defend Jonathan, the more you succeed in revealing and bringing attention to his weaknesses.

You have mentioned Atiku's loot here. I ask, who is supposed to do something about the loot? Is it not Jonathan? What has he done about fighting corruption?

Just note that the more you unabashedly refer to opposition politicians as thieves, or painfully remind us about the looters, the more you reinforce the fact that Jonathan is not doing anything about corruption or the thieves.

The commissioner said it was just [size=14pt]coincidence[/size] that the police escorts attached to Sakari and Baraje were removed at this time when the PDP is in crisis.