Tag: state police
Tinubu, Governors agree to consider state police, go after food hoarders
Idris, who said that Tinubu had declared a state of emergency on agriculture many months ago, said massive investments have…
State Police‘ll end insecurity – Okowa
He said that there had been a consensus among Nigerians for creation of state police as a way of reducing…
‘How Aguiyi-Ironsi killed regional police in 1966’
Eniola who was writing against the background of vociferous demand for state police against the worsening situation in the country…
Buhari adamant on state police
In a teaser of the interview, published by Channels TV, Buhari used the abuse of powers by Governors to justify…
Nigeria not mature for state police – Zulum
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has said he is not in support of state police because Nigeria is not…
ALGON boss endorses state police
Mr Kolade Alabi, the National President of, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has declared his support for state…
Nigeria is becoming a failed State – Ishaku
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has stated that Nigeria is becoming a failed state, insisting that the only solution…
Insecurity: El-Rufai demands state police establishment
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has lent his voice with national analysts calling for the devolution of power between…
#EndSARS violence and Imperatives of State Police
The spate of insecurity across the country occasioned by the activities of hoodlums, who hijacked the hitherto peaceful #EndSARS protest,…
Senator drums support for state police
Sen. Ajibola Basiru (APC-Osun Central) has said that the inability of the Nigerian police to tackle the challenges of insecurity…
State police: Enugu CP calls for respect for human rights
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr. Ahmad Abdurrahman, has charged all the state policing agencies to carry out…
Maharaj Ji wants FG to establish LG, state police
A cleric, Satguru Maharaj Ji has appealed to the federal government to establish local and state government police in the…
Insecurity: Southwest Governors renew call for State Police
Southwest Governors on Tuesday agitate for the establishment of State Police as a panacea to solving insecurity challenges in the…
No position yet on state police, says Governors’ Forum
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is yet to take a position on the issue of state police, the forum’s Chairman,…
State Police: National Assembly toying with Nigeria’s security – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Tuesday accused the National Assembly of towing with the nation’s security.
ADP Plateau Senatorial Candidate calls for restructuring, state police
Mrs Naomi Fanto, the Southern Plateau Senatorial Candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP), has called for the introduction of state…
Every well-meaning Nigerian must support state police now – Lawmaker
The Chairman, House Services Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Fatai Oluwa, has declared that state policing is…
Group kicks against state police
The Southern Nigeria Peoples Mandate (SNPM), a political group, has kicked against state police as supported by both the Senate…
State police solution to insecurity – Sen. Zwingina
Former Senate Deputy Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, said the establishment of state police was the ultimate solution to tackling insecurity in…
Bishop backs National Assembly on state police
Rt. Rev. Tunde Adeleye, the Bishop of Calabar Diocese, Anglican Communion, says Nigeria needs to fight crime at the foundation…
State police “more than necessary” – Agbakoba
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olisa Agbakoba on Monday said the creation of state police…
State police: Atiku commends National Assembly
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has commended the National Assembly on its decision to revisit the issue of state police in…
Divergent views trail creation of state police
A former governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa says the creation of a state police will not solve…
Senate set to create state, community police
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to direct its constitutional review committee to put in place the machinery to amend the…
Senator Shehu Sani hails Buhari for opposing state police
Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for opposing creation of state…
State Police will be a force of evil in the hands of governors -Sen. Sani
Activist, Senator Shehu Sani says State Police will be a force of evil in the hands of state governors if…
Oyo lawmakers express support for state police
Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday expressed support for the creation of state police.
State Police And Public Security
The debate over the necessity for the establishment of state police has been on for quite some time. A latest…
State police: Security experts express divergent views
Some security experts in Lagos on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the creation of state police which many believe would…
Bauchi governor says creation of state police is beginning of true federalism
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State says the creation of state police will begin the implementation of true federalism in…