IGP Egbetokun unveils new policing model to strengthen banks’ security
Specially trained Supernumerary (SPY) police officers are to be deployed to protect banks and critical financial infrastructure, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has said.
He said the development was part of a new policing strategy aimed at strengthening the security of Nigeria’s banking sector
Egbetokun announced this at a strategic meeting with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the Body of Banks’ Chief Executive Officers yesterday in Lagos.
He also announced a policy change that would end the routine deployment of regular police officers for personal escort and non-essential VIP protection services within the private sector, including banks.
The IGP added that the traditional model of deploying conventional police personnel for routine cash-in-transit escort duties would be progressively restructured, adding that the new framework would prioritise the recruitment, training, and deployment of Spy Police to provide specialised security support to banks and other financial institutions.
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