According to Shekarau, with the involvement of community leaders in grassroots policing, it will be free from the influence of political party affiliates commonly known as 'party thugs.' He stated this while speaking at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, during the launch of a book titled 'The Psychology of Growing Old: A Personal Experience for both Young and Old,' written by Sehinde Arogbafa.
'I refuse to call it state police because what people are looking forward to is seeing the regalia of the Nigerian Police at the state level with guns, all the equipment, armoured personnel carriers, APCs, and so on. 'That is not what we want. The Hisbah Guards in Kano don't even carry a stick, not to mention a gun, but they control everywhere, and people respect it. 'So, what we need is a bottom-up approach.
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