Police Order 160 EOD Personnel to Report to EFCC for Redeployment The Nigeria Police Force has ordered no fewer than 160 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel to report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for briefing and subsequent redeployment. The directive was contained in an internal communication issued by the Force Department of
Police Order 160 EOD Personnel to Report to EFCC for Redeployment
The Nigeria Police Force has ordered no fewer than 160 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel to report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for briefing and subsequent redeployment.
The directive was contained in an internal communication issued by the Force Department of Operations, Abuja, dated October 5, 2026, directing the affected personnel to report on or before Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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According to the directive, the deployment followed an earlier approval by the Inspector-General of Police in a letter dated September 16, 2026, authorising the secondment of the personnel to the EFCC.
The police instructed Assistant Inspectors-General of Police heading various formations and Commissioners of Police to urgently release the affected officers and ensure they report for the required briefing and redeployment. The formations addressed include the Mobile Police Force, Border Patrol, Terrorism Response-related units, INTERPOL, Federal Operations Units and various Bomb Disposal Units.
The directive also copied several specialised formations and departments, including the Force Intelligence Department, Intelligence Response Team, Police Mobile Force, Welfare Department and other units. Commanders were directed to warn the affected personnel and ensure compliance with the reporting deadline without waiting for another reminder.
The personnel are drawn from different ranks and police formations and include officers attached to EOD headquarters and bomb-disposal units across several parts of the country.
The development comes as the EFCC continues to strengthen its operational capacity. However, the specific duties the seconded EOD personnel will perform at the anti-graft agency were not stated in the directive cited in the report.
The Police Force described the order as “very important” and directed all concerned formations to comply as a matter of urgency.
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