The recent submission of a 75-page framework for state policing by the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to the Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, marks a watershed moment in Nigeria’s constitutional and security evolution. It demonstrates President Bola Tinubu’s determination to take state police beyond mere rhetoric. For decades, the debate over Nigeria’s […]

A presidential aspirant of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, Francis Onyema, Wednesday, declared that the move to establish a State Police should be halted as it is susceptible to abuse and absolute collapse based on the realities on ground.

The Federal Government has declared that Nigeria is ready for the establishment of State Police, with Bola Ahmed Tinubu determined to implement the long-debated reform once the necessary legal framework is in place.

“I am determined to rescue this country. And as long as we work together in delivering hope to our citizens, the best is yet to come for Nigeria.”

*Says Rivers Crisis Must Be Treated with Firmness By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has reiterated its call for the establishment of state police, insisting it would help curb the movement of terrorists and bandits across states after military dislodgement. The group also urged stakeholders to urgently address the political crisis in […]

The Senate has backed the urgent establishment of State Police, citing the country’s growing population and the constitutional recognition of states as Chief Security Officers of their respective jurisdiction.

My brother, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, offers a critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nationwide security emergency announcement on November 26, 2025.

Nigeria’s long-awaited journey toward decentralised police has entered a decisive phase after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the National Assembly to “begin work immediately” on establishing state police.

As the National Assembly votes on the State Police Constitution Alteration Bill this week following President Bola Tinubu’s plea, the national debate on decentralised policing has intensified.

The Uba Sani Back2Back Movement (USB2B) has expressed full support for the sweeping security measures adopted by the Northern States Governors’ Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council at their recent joint meeting in Kaduna, describing the resolutions as the most decisive regional security intervention in years.

On 26 November 2025, Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced in a statement personally signed by him that he had “decided to declare a nationwide security emergency” to be accompanied by some measures, including the recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Armed Forces of 20,000 and 50,000 new personnel respectively.

Former U.S.-based police officer and public policy analyst, Monday Alade, warned yesterday that Nigeria has reached a defining security crossroads and must urgently embrace structural reforms, beginning with the creation of state police, if it is to respond credibly to rising global concern over insecurity across the country.

AMID worsening security situation in the country, President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared a security emergency and ordered the army and the police to recruit more personnel.

THE Southern Governors’ Forum and the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council, yesterday, reiterated their long-standing demand for State Police, noting that community-based and regional outfits have proven the need for decentralised policing. 

By James Ogunnaike & Adeola Badru IBADAN — FOLLOWING the rise in insecurity, the South-West Governors’ Forum, yesterday, declared that the establishment of State Police “can no longer be delayed” just as it unveiled a new regional security architecture to protect lives and property in the region. Meeting inside the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s […]