The Nigeria Police, yesterday, explained that Aide-De-Camp, ADC, and Chief Security Officer, CSO, attached to Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, were temporary withdrawn to attend a lecture organised for security personnel participating in tomorrow’s governorship election in the state.
This came as it disclosed that a total of 221 police officers and men, including the ADC and CSO, were currently attached to the governor for his personal and office protection.
The Police said contrary to insinuation in some quarters that the two police officers were withdrawn from providing security for the governor, they were merely called to state headquarters to attend the lecture and return to their duty posts.
But the police failed to explain why the governor, who the two men provide security for, was not informed of the development.
Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, who explained the position of the police in a statement amidst widespread reactions on Tuesday’s action of the police high command, said the officers have since returned to duty.
The statement by Mr Moshood read in part: “The true position of the matter is that the Aide-De-Camp or any other Police Officer attached to His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State was not withdrawn.
“On Tuesday, 14th November, 2017, the ADC and CSO to the Governor were called to the Police Command Headquarters in Awka to attend IGP’s lecture with other police personnel deployed for the election, which was also attended by the Heads of other security and safety agencies participating in the security arrangement for the election under the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, ICCES, in the state. The ADC and CSO returned few hours later after the lecture, same date, to their duty posts in Government House, Awka, Anambra State.
However, it will also be recalled that the Police IGP Mr. Idiris Abubakar was earlier credited to have said the reason for the withdrawal of Obiano’s security is to allow level playing field for all the contestants in the Gubernatorial election slated for 18 November 2017. The latest volte face must have been made as result of the directive of President Buhari that Obiano’s security should be restored and also the condemnation by the Senate of his action
