‘We Did Not Stop Or Withdraw Policemen From Escorting VIPs’ — Delta Police Command

The Delta Police Command has debunked reports that it had
stopped or withdrawn policemen from escorting VIPs in the
state.

Ag Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe,
refuted the claim, on Thursday, in a statement made available to
newsmen.

“The attention of the Delta State Police Command has been drawn
to a recent publication online which says ‘Police withdraw escort
of VIPs to South-East and South-South.’

“The command, therefore, wishes to state that the Wireless
Message quoted in the said publication was self-explanatory and
that at no point in the said Wireless Message, did the command stop
or withdraw Policemen from escorting VIPS to any of these two
geographical zones as stated above.

“That the directive which was originated from the Department of
Operations was meant as a guide for the officers and men of the
department engaged in escort duties to always be at alert and not
as misquoted or misconstrued.

“The cautionary message was only a step to guide the concerned
officers on the need to be extra vigilant and ensure the safety of
their lives and that of their principals against the backdrop of
killings of Policemen and not to withdraw them as wrongly quoted by
some Social Media handlers.

“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, urges members of the
public to ignore publications being made by mischief makers, as the
Wireless Message being referred to was very clear and
self-explanatory, please,” the statement averred.

The Delta Police Command has debunked reports that it had
stopped or withdrawn policemen from escorting VIPs in the
state.

Ag Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe,
refuted the claim, on Thursday, in a statement made available to
newsmen.

“The attention of the Delta State Police Command has been drawn
to a recent publication online which says ‘Police withdraw escort
of VIPs to South-East and South-South.’

“The command, therefore, wishes to state that the Wireless
Message quoted in the said publication was self-explanatory and
that at no point in the said Wireless Message, did the command stop
or withdraw Policemen from escorting VIPS to any of these two
geographical zones as stated above.

“That the directive which was originated from the Department of
Operations was meant as a guide for the officers and men of the
department engaged in escort duties to always be at alert and not
as misquoted or misconstrued.

“The cautionary message was only a step to guide the concerned
officers on the need to be extra vigilant and ensure the safety of
their lives and that of their principals against the backdrop of
killings of Policemen and not to withdraw them as wrongly quoted by
some Social Media handlers.

“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, urges members of the
public to ignore publications being made by mischief makers, as the
Wireless Message being referred to was very clear and
self-explanatory, please,” the statement averred.