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Tinubu had on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of police officers at a security meeting in Abuja.

A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday said bandits were threatening to abduct members of the National Assembly.

Idris stated this during the resumption of debate on national security in the lower chamber, calling on President Bola Tinubu to review his directive on the withdrawal of police operatives attached to Very Important Personalities (VIPs).

Tinubu had on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of police officers at a security meeting in Abuja, attended by Service Chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services.

The President directed the police authorities to deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties, a situation that mandated the Special Protection Unit of the Nigeria Police Force to order all officers attached to VIPs and beats nationwide to return to their bases.

Under the new arrangement, Tinubu said VIPs requiring security protection will now need to request armed personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), rather than relying on police officers.

The Presidency explained that the move aims to boost police presence in communities, especially in remote areas where police stations are often understaffed, and citizens remain vulnerable to attacks.

But Wase wants the Commander-in-Chief to spell out the categorization of VIPs, saying there was a time when Boko Haram terrorists were found on the list of recruits in the Army and Police Force.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2025/11/26/bandits-threatening-us-reps-member-asks-tinubu-to-review-withdrawal-of-police-from-vips/

Some of Nigerians responses on the channelsTV twitter page. https://x.com/channelstv/status/1993691812545061339

We cannot always be in emergency mode.

More rep members are complaining. This was Aliyu Wammako today.

Good...they have refused to criminalize banditry and kidnapping with the death penalty until now. Police is for ordinary Nigerians, not VIPs.

So they can be like this and have not been raising or moving such motions in their various sittings for Nigerians that aren't VIPs and yet they call themselves REPRESENTATIVES

It's only when it affects them that they are moved.

Tueh

That law must pass. When it pass na by una hand una go wipe out the bandits.

Anything from that House of Assembly majorly reeks of insensitive thoughts

Then resign your position if you don’t like it

Policemen should protect government officials while well-to-do private citizens should engage private security services.

Idris Wase wan make we carry him go street to go Dey beg bandits for him life

What na happens to the ordinary people you are representing Mr Rep

You see Nigeria can be become good country within 2days ,even among the best country in the world wi
All it takes is for a president with good intentions to make good policies

duduade:
Anything from that House of Assembly majorly reeks of insensitive thoughts

Honestly they are a bigger problem than the executive. Very selfish lots

Why should VIPs take more than 20% of our police officers all in the name of protection?
Ordinary Nigerians are under protected already because Nigeria does not have enough police.
These VIPs can afford private security.

renderme:
Tinubu had on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of police officers at a security meeting in Abuja.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2025/11/26/bandits-threatening-us-reps-member-asks-tinubu-to-review-withdrawal-of-police-from-vips/

These men should go and hire private security from private security firms. The situation is dire and the unintended consequences of insufficient recruits coming into the Police and Military is that these youths will be forcibly conscripted to fight at the war front against the foreign Fula militia bandits and the Jihadi gangsters. A senior Army officer whose interview I recently saw said conscriptions of youths will take place if enough men and women don't apply into the military. Period.

They should get themselves private security to protect themselves if civil defence is not okay by them

NSCDC licensed to handle guns should take over as directed by the President. Also, you can afford to hire private security.

Selfishness. That's our number one problem in this country followed by greed and corruption

Can you imagine the audacity. This our leaders are selfish.

Only care about themselves. I salute president Tinubu for taken the bold step.

Let them feel the heat we the ordinary citizens feel.

Tinubu should also withdraw securities of all ministers and governors.

Let them use civil defence.

Bush meat wan catch the hunter....

They should hire private security. Th country is at a state of emergency and these ones are complaining about themselves instead of the general public. This is just pathetic

Take NSDC officers nah. The directive is very clear.

Are you more human than those they have been abducting, maim and killed on daily basis?

Pastors and GOs don't need escorts.

They should call on the Angels whenever they are in distress.

Bandits are messing up if NASS members are not currently in the bush with them.

Have they forgotten that an attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the North? Tinubu will not interfere in Northern family affairs

Thi is just a distraction, Tinubu must order our gallant troops to send the terrorists and bandits to their maker as soon as possible or he shut up. I don't think this coward has the gut to deal with them. Wallahi this Tinubu has so much disappointed me. I so much believe some heartless criminal collaborators are remote controlling him

You see how selfish and useless these people are?

I always wonder if they have brains at all, whenever they open their mouths sheet must drop.

Use the Civil defense and Road Safety to guard yourselves..

Leave Police and Army for the citizens..

Lovenorth:
Thi is just a distraction, Tinubu must order our gallant troops to send the terrorists and bandits to their maker as soon as possible or he shut up. I don't think this coward has the gut to deal with them. Wallahi this Tinubu has so much disappointed me. I so much believe some heartless criminal collaborators are remote controlling him

Who told you your troops are gallant?