State Police: Kano, Cross River, Abia, Niger, Benue, Oyo yet to approve bill; gets Nov 19 deadline
The proposed State Police system has crossed a major constitutional hurdle, with 30 State Houses of Assembly approving the amendment
The establishment of State Police is overdue
By AISHA AGBEREBI Should the federal government allow states to police themselves? It is one of the oldest arguments in Nigeria’s constitutional history and one of the most urgent. At its simplest, state policing is territorial policing: a model common in federal systems, in which state governments raise, fund, and direct their own officers, separate from a […]
State Police Bill: How NASS caged governors
A governor cannot sack a police chief for refusing an improper order, or for resisting political pressure, without clearing two independent hurdles
PDP backs state police, warns against political interference
“We cannot allow political considerations to prevent us from embracing initiatives that will strengthen national security,” he said.
‘Our worries on state police’ – Parties, other stakeholders
“Poorly implemented State Police could be vulnerable to abuse, including political weaponisation, election interference, or suppression of opposition”
State Police will face funding crisis, abuse by governors — Ex-Police boss
A former Commissioner of Police, Balarabe Sule (rtd.), has warned that the newly legislated state police architecture will collapse under the weight of funding deficits and executive abuse across many states of the federation.
