The Igbo Renaissance Forum, IRF, has expressed deep disappointment regarding the recent opposition against the establishment of state police by Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police. The forum said the IGP’s stance reflects a deep-seated reluctance to embrace necessary change in Nigeria’s policing architecture. This was contained in a statement signed by IRF’s international […]
Pushed to the wall over state police, By Eric Teniola
The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and decentralisation of powers. The arrangement would enable the states to effectively maintain law and order especially during emergencies. Besides the Nigeria Police is ill-equipped and deficient that it cannot ensure safety of citizens and […]
Insecurity: Jonathan, Abdulsalami, Ooni, others back state police
State Police, panacea for crime in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam has declared that state police remains the best way to enhance local responsiveness, improve crime prevention, and strengthen security at the grassroots level. Speaking at the National Dialogue on State Policing with the theme, “Pathways to Peace: Reimaging Policing in Nigeria” held on Monday in Abuja, the […]
State Police: NASS will enact laws, reforms for collective welfare of Nigerians – Kalu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the principal aim of the parliament with regards to the state police bill is to enact laws and pursue reforms that will benefit the collective welfare of the nation. Acknowledging concerns expressed in some quarters about possible abuse of the […]
State police non-negotiable — Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described state police as a non-negotiable entity that Nigeria must establish. Mr Jonathan, who was president from 2010-2015, said the conversation must shift to the prevention of abuse by governors. He stated this on Monday at the ongoing dialogue on state police organized by the House of Representatives. He said […]
JUST IN: Shettima, Jonathan, Abubakar, others attend dialogue on state police
INTERVIEW: How Nigeria can best amend faulty Constitution — Reps Committee Chair
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Bakare Majeed, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, speaks on insecurity in Nigeria, state police, constitutional amendment and other security-related issues. The post INTERVIEW: How Nigeria can best amend faulty Constitution — Reps Committee Chair appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by […]
State Police inimical to Nigeria’s democracy – Okechukwu, ex-VON DG
A former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, says State Police will hurt the nation’s nascent democracy. Okechukwu, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke on Saturday in Eke shortly after the burial of late Chief Bona Udeh, erstwhile Chairman of Udi Local Government Area in Enugu State. The […]
Palliatives of death plus ambivalence over state police, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
It is a failure of governments to prioritise palliatives over the welfare of the people. Doing so is akin to abdicating their constitutional responsibility. Nigerians are demanding permanent solutions to this food crisis. Moreover, queuing for food is not elegant; it dehumanises, more so in peace time and when everything, ideally, should be available and […]