Insecurity: Senate throws weight behind state police
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.
Nigeria not ripe for state police – Oluwo warns FG
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has implored the federal government to be wary of the proposed creation of state police, saying the country is not ripe for it
State police bill must address concerns of abuse by govs — Opeyemi Bamidele
“Providing a legal framework for the establishment of state police should not be confused with its actual implementation when eventually adopted. Each sub-national government is at liberty to set its own timeline for the operationalisation of state police within its jurisdiction.”
Pushed to the wall over state police(3)
From last week, continues the narrative on the journey of the Nigeria Police with reference from the transition from the Aguiyi Ironsi to the Yakubu Gowon military regimes When General Yakubu Dan-Yumma “Jack” Gowon (89) assumed power in August 1966, he maintained the status quo of the Nigeria Police as the sole authority in charge of […]
Unending debate about State Police in Nigeria
By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI AS we ‘labour’ under the illusion of nation building, it is painfully obvious that closely allied to poverty are victims of the high rate of unemployment which has markedly distorted development indicators in the country. Worse than the above reality is the new awareness that the defective nature of the nation’s 1999 […]
State Police: To be or not to be
By Braeyi Ekiye The current debates on state policing, its pros and cons have been very enlightening. The debates so far have been constructive and forceful in our bid to ensure security and justice for all Nigerians. There is no gain saying that the present debilitating effect of insecurity across the country has further increased […]
