The Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, a former Chief of Army Staff has said that establishing state police will only be effective in Nigeria if it is strictly professionalised. Dambazau told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, on Thursday called for a well-structured mechanism for state police to ensure effectiveness. Falana warned that without it,  state police could be abused and used as a tool…
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The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has submitted a framework for the establishment of State Police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, as part of efforts to decentralise policing in the…
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The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, has received members of a steering committee set up by the Nigeria Police Force to develop a framework for the establishment of state police, assuring that Nigerians’ concerns will be…
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Olatunji Disu, has inaugurated an eight-man Committee for the implementation of State Police. Inaugurating the Committee on Wednesday in Abuja, Disu said the committee had one month to submit its…
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the Constitution to provide for State Police. The president made the appeal during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa,…
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The Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, Sen. Rufai Hanga (NNPP-Kano Central) has rejected proposals to create state Police forces, cautioning that such a move could be exploited by state Governors for political intimidation and personal…
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Governors of the 19 Northern States and Chairmen of the region’s Traditional Councils on Monday met in Kaduna and announced far-reaching resolutions aimed at tackling the escalating security challenges confronting the North. The meeting,…
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A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Adisa Bolanta, has strongly opposed the ongoing move to establish state police in the country, describing it as “a recipe for disaster.” He alleged that those calling for the…
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Northern governors and traditional rulers have endorsed the establishment of state police to address Nigeria’s escalating security challenges, urging the National Assembly to expedite the necessary legal framework. The resolution…
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