Insecurity: Why Tinubu Is Opting For State Police

By Ayodele Oni

As efforts are being intensified to find lasting solution to the unending insecurity ravaging the country, President Bola Tinubu and 36 state governors have endorsed the establishment of state police.

This is coming even before the commencement of work by the constitution review committee, which was set up on Wednesday by the Senate.

It is the believe that state police may likely be one of the demands to be put before the review committee when it eventually commences sitting.

The agreement for a state police, was one of the resolutions made during an emergency meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation revealed that discussions surrounding state police have gained momentum, with the federal and state governments recognizing the necessity of such a development.

The Minister emphasized that while this marks a significant shift, further meetings will be conducted to refine the modalities for implementing state police across the country.

He said, “But now, there is also a discussion around the issue of state police. The federal government and state governments are mulling the possibility of setting up state police.

“Of course, this is still going to be further discussed, a lot of work still has to be done in that direction. But what the federal government and state governments are agreeing to the necessity of having state policy.

“Now, this is a significant shift. But like I said, more works need to be done in that direction. A lot of meetings will have to happen between different government and sub nationals to see the modalities