Governors of Ondo, Rivers, Oyo and Jigawa states have restated their commitment to state police. They said the fear of abuse should not stop its establishment. They also believe safeguards can be put in place to address such concerns. The governors spoke during the breakout session of the ongoing Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in …

The Speakers of the Houses of Assembly across 36 states in the country, on Thursday, backed the ongoing constitution review exercise for the creation of state police. The Speakers, under the aegis of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, took the stand in a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The …

Lagos State House of Assembly has kicked against the position of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun that Nigeria is not ripe for the establishment of state police. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa directed the Clerk, Barrister Olalekan Onafeko to write the IGP and the National Assembly stating that the state lawmakers reject Egbetokun’s position. Represented …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, said decentralised policing is not alien to Nigeria. He stated this in Abuja at the National Dialogue on State Policing organised by the House on the proposal to decentralise the current Nigeria Police Force and empower states to create and operate their own policing system police. He said that …

The House of Representatives will today hold a national dialogue on State Policing. Vice President Kashmir Shettima is expected to lead two former Nigerian leaders and top security chiefs to the one-day event, which will hold at the Abuja Continental Hotel. Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former President Goodluck Jonathan will deliver special remarks at the event. …

Readers of my columns would by now be familiar with my advocacy for State Police. I have said ad nauseam and ad infinitum that it is an idea whose time has come. State Police, no doubt, will come with its challenges – is there any idea without its own specific challenges? – but the imperatives of the moment necessitate that we give …

Only 16 of the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have submitted reports on the proposed establishment of state police, in view of the security situation in the country, the National Economic Council (NEC), said yesterday. NEC also yesterday endorsed the implementation of the $617.7 million Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises, i-DICE, programme in the …

At the time the South West Security Network (SWSN) birthed the Amotekun corps in 2020, not a few Nigerians were suspicious of the perceived “aloofness” of Lagos State to the setup. The suspicion was fuelled by the fact that a South West regional security outfit without Lagos detracts from the spirit and collective aspirations of a people of the same …

A frontline monarch in Osun State, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama Oyelude, Tegbosun lll, the Olowu of Kuta kingdom has expressed doubt over the preparedness, readiness and maturity of Nigeria society for the adoption of state police. The monarch while speaking on Osun State Correspondent Chapel personality interview programme tagged: “News Point” in his palace yesterday noted that state police will …

The other day, President Bola Tinubu had a meeting with state governors which resolved on state police. This should not be surprising. Even as governor of Lagos State at the start of this Fourth Republic, Tinubu has been advocating for state police. In fact, even more, he wanted the restructuring of Nigeria. When his political party, the Action Congress of …