It is time for state police in Nigeria, by Sunday Ehindero

It dates to the First Republic where the Premier of Western Region argued against the Unitary government that was operated. According to him, how could the Premier of a Region who oversaw security of the region be without the power to control the police force? Ever since, the agitation for state police has not abated. I recall that sometime in the ’80s, the Federal Government experimented with state police.

Firstly, the need to control crimes. It has consistently been argued that policing is essentially a local affair and as most crimes are local, we need a local police force. We all know that most crimes are not local. Crimes such as terrorism, trafficking in drugs and human persons, money laundering, Kidnappings, armed robbery, herdsmen/farmers clashes are not local. They are national, international, and trans-border crimes.

Moreover, police matters are too expensive to be left in the hands of the states. Apart from Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Ogun and some few states, others are unable to pay salaries of workers. What of the multiple costs associated with the maintenance of 36 police forces and the FCT, each force pursuing the same issues as recruitment, training, and financing. My opinion all the while was that the country was not yet ripe for state police.

Clause 13 of the Bill also provides that section 215 of the 1999 Constitution as amended be altered to give the President the power to appoint the IG on the advice of the National Police Council from serving members of the Federal Police Force subject to confirmation by the Senate, while the Police Commissioner of the State shall be appointed by the Governor of the State on the advice of the Federal Police Service Commission from serving members of the state police subject to confirmation by...

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