…Former Governors, Ministers, Senators, Family Members of Ex-President Buhari Not Spared
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to politicians and ex- government officials across the country.
The IGP in a memo (Police wireless message) seen by The New Diplomat with reference number, DTO 071012/07/2023 dated 12 July, 2023 and addressed to DSP Lauretta Iruonagbe and others gave the directives to withdraw officers from former governors, Senators, Ministers and family members of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The affected ministers and politicians are Boss Mustapha; former Bauchi governor, Adamu Mu’Azu; former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha; former Gombe governor, Danjuma Goje; former Ogun governor Gbenga Daniel; and former Zamfara governor. Bello Matawalle and former Imo governor, Ikedi Ohakim amongst others.
Former police affairs minister, Maigari Dingyadi; former petroleum minister Timipre Sylva; former senator Haliru Jika; former budget minister, Clem Ikanade Agba; former Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; former House member Rabiu Lawan and former senator Stephen Adey, are also on the list.
The memo also said some people should be withdrawn without specifically providing their full names. It was unclear whether this was an error or deliberate. A spokesman for the police did not immediately answer a request seeking clarification.
The signal only described others to be deprived of personal as a former science and technology minister, former National Assembly clerk, a former power minister, a brother to Aisha Buhari and a brother to former President Buhari, who was only identified as Daura.
