Thursday, 9th January 2025
To guardian.ng
Search
Breaking News:
News  

Lawyer seeks withdrawal of police officers from VIPs

By Owede Agbajileke, Abuja
09 January 2025   |   3:43 am
Director, Legal, Initiative Against Human Rights Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT), Maxwell Opara, has stated the need to reassign police officers currently providing security to high-profile individuals to strengthen security for the public. 
Nigeria Police Force. Photo:VEO News

Director, Legal, Initiative Against Human Rights Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT), Maxwell Opara, has stated the need to reassign police officers currently providing security to high-profile individuals to strengthen security for the public.

Addressing a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, the legal practitioner called for the prioritisation of the security needs of the general public over those of high-profile individuals.

According to him, by reassigning police officers and optimising the use of resources, Nigeria can work towards achieving a more balanced police-to-citizen ratio and enhance overall security.

The Guardian reports that the police-to-citizen ratio stands at 1:650, falling short of the United Nations’ recommended standard of 1:460.

In this article

Related

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday ordered a thorough investigation to uncover the circumstances that led to last Saturday's dawn attack on an army base
Tinubu orders probe into soldiers’ killing in Borno army base attack
2 hours ago
Misconduct: JAC commends EFCC over sack of 27 officials
2 hours ago
FILED - The Volkswagen brand logo hangs on a building of the combined heat and power plant in the VW plant in Wolfsburg. Photo: Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa
Volkswagen deliveries fall in 2024 amid China woes
1 hour ago
WADEMOS urges Mahama to halt Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso ECOWAS exit
1 hour ago
Lagos nightclubs made N4.32b during Detty December – Report
22 mins ago
Nnamdi Kanu
Why Nnamdi Kanu asked Justice Murtala-Nyako to recuse self from case — Counsel
10 mins ago

0 Comments

Metro
Gunmen abduct Catholic nuns in Anambra
1 hour ago
Gunmen have reportedly abducted two Catholic nuns along Ufuma Road in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Secretary-General of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Maria Ikeotuonye, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. She said the two nuns were on their way back from a vocational association meeting…
Metro
Lagos to integrate korope, danfo into state bus initiative on Lekki-Ajah axis
2 hours ago
The Lagos State government has reiterated its readiness to integrate mini and midi buses, popularly known as ‘korope’ and ‘danfo’, operating along the Lekki-Ajah axis into the state’s Bus Reform Initiative. In a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Bolanle Ogunlola, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation,…
Africa
Chad capital calm after deadly presidential palace assault
2 hours ago
Chad's capital was calm early on Thursday, the morning after armed men attacked the presidential palace, sparking a battle that killed 19 people, mostly assailants, according to the government.
Metro
Nigerians demand names, photos of EFCC officials detained for cash, jewellery theft
2 hours ago
Following reports that it has detained 10 of its officials for theft, Nigerians are calling on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release the names and photographs of the officers involved in the activities. Recall that after dismissing 27 officers from its workforce in 2024, the commission on Wednesday announced that it has…
Metro
Lagos school suspends teacher for physically assaulting toddler
2 hours ago
The management of Christ Mitots School in Ikorodu, Lagos, has placed an indefinite suspension on the teacher filmed assaulting a toddler
News
Trump must respect Greenland's 'sovereignty': EU diplomat
2 hours ago
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday said that Greenland's sovereignty must be respected after US president-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to seize the Arctic island.
Metro
Edo IRS targets over N10b monthly revenue
2 hours ago
The Chairman of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Oladele Bankole-Balogun, has expressed his determination to revolutionise revenue collection in Edo State, targeting a monthly revenue of over N10 billion in the short term. Speaking about his plans on Thursday, Bankole-Balogun revealed that records from the previous administration indicate an average monthly revenue of…
Metro
PANOG blames ‘backyard poultry farmers’ for fowl price increase in Yuletide
2 hours ago
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PANOG), Ogun State Chapter, has frowned at the arbitrary prices of poultry products orchestrated by backyard poultry farmers during the yuletide season. Speaking against the backdrop of inflated prices of poultry products in Abeokuta, the Chairman of the Ogun State Chapter, Poultry Association of Nigeria, Mr Yinka Lawal, disclosed that…
Metro
Bauchi gov reunites three kidnapped kids with parents
3 hours ago
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has reunited three kids who were kidnapped in the Bauchi metropolis and taken to Anambra State for sale by an unknown person. It was gathered that a woman allegedly trafficked her neighbours' children around the Gwalameji area of Bauchi last December. The suspect was said to have rented an apartment…
News
Pope warns about AI, fake news, 'manipulating minds'
3 hours ago
Pope Francis warned on Thursday of the dangers of misinformation and its spread via social media and artificial intelligence (AI), cautioning it could be "misused to manipulate minds".