Amid the current security challenges facing the country, President Tinubu is working to strengthen police presence in all local communities. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday ordered the redeployment of tens of thousands of police officers, withdrawing bodyguards from politicians and assigning them to new police duties due to the security crisis in the country, following the kidnapping of about 400 people, the majority of whom are schoolchildren. A statement from the presidency said Tinubu «ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security to very important persons», adding that «large parts of Nigeria» are not adequately secure. The statement also noted that Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 30,000 additional police officers.
