Security experts, senior Lawyer and some police officers have kicked against the disbanding of all satellite offices and bases of the Intelligence Response Squad (IRT) and Special Tactical Squad (STS).
The IGP had directed that disbanding the formations followed moves by the Force Headquarters to reposition the police and ensure accountability and due process.
According to the IGP, the integration of the IRT and STS into the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) headed by Ibrahim Lamorde was to improve efficiency.
According to a signal sighted by newsmen Sunday, the Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) in charge of IRT (Abba Kyari) and Yusuf Kolo (STS) are to ensure that all bases and offices outside Abuja were shut down with immediate effect. Operatives in the units have also been ordered to report to Abuja amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Security expert, Dr Onah Ekohomu said it would be an unpardonable error for the IGP to scrap IRT offices or put IRT under FCIID.
“The IRT should be…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
