The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has directed the closure of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad across the country.
Channels Television reports that all serving officers in the satellite units have been asked to report to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for debriefing.
The development comes a day after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) gave an insight into how suspended Deputy Police Commissioner, Abba Kyari, used men of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to push drugs across Nigeria.
In the new arrangement, the special units will operate only in their headquarters in Guzape, Abuja.
According to the report, the IGP directed that serving officers and men in the unit be demobilised and posted to commands across the country.
Part of the new directive was that the IRT/STS Headquarters in Abuja should be fortified and organised for enhanced operational performance to combat emerging trends.
Details later…
