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Many people believe that to get a police escort in Nigeria, you must “know someone inside” or go through backdoors.

But that’s no longer true.

There’s now an official way to request police VIP escort or armed protection — especially if you're:

Attending or hosting a high-profile event

Travelling with sensitive items (cash, tech, valuables)

Feeling unsafe due to personal threats

Moving across risky states

A businessperson who has received threatening calls or attacks



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🛡️ How To Request Escort (Legally):

1. Go to the official Nigeria Police portal:
👉 https://www.npf.gov.ng


2. Click on “Apply for Escort Services”


3. Fill the form:

Full name

Event or movement type

Date and state

Reason for needing escort

Upload a valid ID or support letter (e.g. invitation, business letterhead)



4. Submit the form.



After submitting, you’ll be contacted by a police rep who will:

Assign escort officers (if approved)

Share payment structure (based on distance and officers needed)

And finalize logistics



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🚨 A Few Things To Know:

It’s not free — fees depend on number of officers & distance

It’s better to apply early (3–7 days ahead)

Your reason must be clear (no vague “just for cruise” type of reasons)

You don’t need to beg or bribe anyone — it’s now structured and digital

In a country where security is becoming unpredictable, this is one of the rare legal tools everyday Nigerians can use — and it works.

Just thought I should share for anyone who has a wedding, travel, or cash movement coming up.

Stay safe, Naija 🙏

So, Nigeria Police is for hire.

I'll remember this next time I plan to rob the local bank down my street or murder my next door neighbour for whatever reason I make up.

budaatum:
So, Nigeria Police is for hire.

I'll remember this next time I plan to rob the local bank down my street or murder my next door neighbour for whatever reason I make up.

@budaatum – This is exactly why many Nigerians remain stuck in 1998 mentally.

You read “legal escort service” and immediately jumped to bank robbery and murder.
Meanwhile, the entire civilised world — from the US to UAE — has legal structures for private protection because criminals don’t give anyone notice before they strike.

Let’s reset the conversation:

Police escort service exists so that citizens don’t resort to hiring armed thugs.

It’s for:

cash-in-transit businesses

wedding convoys

celebrities who receive threats

business owners travelling through dangerous routes

whistleblowers or journalists under pressure

families that have been targeted before


These are normal, legal needs.

But here’s the real issue:

People mock what they don’t understand.
And ignorance is hilarious until it becomes dangerous.

If someone has ₦8m cash to move across Kaduna road, what exactly do you expect them to do — pray and hope bandits take the day off?

This is one of the FEW things the police actually modernised, and instead of us using it properly, we jump to sarcasm.

Anyway, since you brought jokes to a serious topic, let me leave you with one truth:

If more Nigerians used official channels like this, fewer people would end up victims.

But hey — keep laughing.
Some of us prefer solutions.

Easyinfoguide:
Let’s reset the conversation:

Police escort service exists so that citizens don’t resort to hiring armed thugs.

We can hire police to be our armed thugs instead?

Police escorting should not be the a service of the police who should be investigating crime and accosting criminals!

They should instead licence private security firms to provide this service. And in fact, thankfully, Tinubu is reducing police involvement in this nonsense and has ordered the withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country, directing that they be redeployed to core policing duties.