SPECIAL PROTECTION UNIT (SPU)FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA

GUIDELINES FOR DEPLOYMENT OF SPU PERSONNEL BY BASE COMMANDING OFFICERS

1.The welfare of SPU personnel is of paramount importance which
include feeding and accommodation while are home or out station,
including their health condition.
2. SPU Personnel to be posted to VIPs are professionals and always
guided by the Law and must operate within the framework of
legality.
3. You are to warn the VIPs to avoid proxy posting or subletting of
the personnel to Third Parties without parallel approval from the
Inspector-General of Police.
4. Bear in mind that personnel attached to VIPs are not be used in
settling scores with their opponents, be it political, business or
social.
5. Must observe all the Traffic Rules and the right of other Road
Users while on convoy/Escort Movement.
6. Safety of the Men must be given premium attention not to exposed
or quartered in a vulnerable accommodation capable of
endangering their lives and firearms against unprovoked attack.
7. You are also expected to warn the VIPs to avoid odd hour’s
movements and not to be seen at Clubs/Night Parties or unusual
places for their safety of their men and their firearms.

8. No Lone Guard/Escort, except an orderly who appears in mufti can
only move with his VIP only within the city-center where the VIP is
domiciled and not outside the State.
9. VIPs are not to unilaterally or discretionally grant personnel
attached to them or encourage them to illegally vacate their official
beat for any reason whatsoever outside the knowledge of SPU
Authorities.

10. VIPs are not to intimidate or induce personnel officially attached to
    them to embark on any duty or assignment which they know is
    illegal in nature or will bring disrepute to the Force.
11. Personnel attached to VIPs are not to be seen bearing Firearms
    on Motorcycles, Trekking or boarding Commercial Vehicles. A
    Vehicle must be provided for their conveyance to and fro to a safe
    Amoury or Police State for safe Keeping. It is always expected that
    extra Vehicle (Pick-Up) should be provided for the Men escorting
    their VIPs as ESCORT or PILOT.
12. All Application for Security from VIPs and Establishments endorsed to you without outright approval of the Inspector-General of Police or Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Operations must be properly checked, assessed and report forwarded to Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Special
    Protection Unit (SPU) for consideration. No unilateral deployment to VIPs is allowed without express approval of the Inspector-General of Police of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department Operations as the case may be.

13. SPU personnel deployed to Event venues organized by VIPs must
    comport themselves with highest level of decorum and decency.
    No bearing of Long Range Firearms inside the venue enclosure. No carefree wining, dining and dancing in the open glare of members of the public.
14. All SPU personnel deployed to approve VIPs and Establishment
    must be guided by Force Order 237 as amended. No indiscriminate firing of Arms.
15. Violation of any one of the above guidelines/conditions will
    automatically lead to instant withdrawal of the arms personnel
    detailed to the VIP or any public or private establishment without
    further recourse from SPU Authorities.