This disclosure was made on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, via a press statement.
According to
the statement, the awardees include the Chief Personal Security Officer to the
President, Mr. Moses Jitoboh and the Commander of the Mobile Police
Presidential Escort, Mr. Miller Dantawaye.
Speaking on
why the police officers were conferred with the special awards, Abati said they
were given the awards by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Security Watch
Africa.
The statement
read, “Two of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s security aides have been
conferred with awards for their exceptional commitment to the safety of the
president, his family and the country.
“The awards
were conferred by Security Watch Africa, a Non-Governmental Organization, on
the Chief Personal Security Officer to the President, Commissioner of Police,
Moses Jitoboh and Commanding Officer of the Mobile Police Presidential Escort,
Chief Superintendent of Police, Miller Dantawaye.
“Security
Watch Africa gave Jitoboh its award of the ‘Most Outstanding Security
Operations Officer in Africa, 2014’ while Dantawaye was recognised as ‘Best
Police Operations Officer in Nigeria, 2014.’
“Dantawaye’s
Mobile Police squadron was also awarded the ‘Best Police Mobile Force Squadron
in Nigeria, 2014.’
“The
organisation said that it decided to confer the awards on the two security
officers after a careful monitoring of their selfless, patriotic and untiring
efforts in providing effective security for the President of Nigeria.
“The two
police officers will receive the awards at the 11th Africa Security Watch
Awards, Lecture and Exhibition scheduled for November 25th – 27th, 2014, at the
Al Ghurair Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.”
As at the
time of compiling this report, the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, is yet to make a
statement concerning the awards.
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