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 […]
State police proposal shows Nigerians not interested in the country again, IPOB tackles FG
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the unanimous demand for state police by the governors is evidence that Nigerians are not interested in the country again.
Lagos to deploy 10,000 officials of Neighborhood Watch for state police — Sanwo-Olu
“I am an advocate for it. I believe we needed it like yesterday. And the interesting thing is that we have the Neighborhood Watch and it is still functional, about 6,000 of them. The good news is that I have given approval for us to recruit additional 4,000 of them. And this is job for our youths, our able-bodied men.”
Insecurity: Nigeria needs regional police, not state police, by Olu Fasan
RECENTLY, faced with escalating violence across Nigeria, the president, Bola Tinubu, reportedly agreed with state governors to establish state police. The news excited those calling for state police in Nigeria. But the agitation for state police is misguided; it is based on shallow reasoning, not on a rational, hard-nosed analysis of the potential consequences. To […]
Reps pass state police bill for second reading
“It is the job of the police to maintain law and order. We have a population of over 200m people but we have a police strength that is less than 400,000. State Police should be created to address the internal security challenges of Nigeria.”
The argument for state police
THE chicken is coming home to roost at last. For the first time ever, the political leadership of this country has flashed the green light over the idea of decentralising the federal monopoly of policing in Nigeria. After President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with state governors last week, the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris Malagi, announced […]
