The bill seeks to transfer “Police” from the “Exclusive Legislative List” to the “Concurrent Legislative List,” effectively empowering states to have state-controlled policing. The post State Police bill scales second reading at House of Reps appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
State police is the solution to Nigeria’s security challenges, Says Kaduna governor
State Police: Nigerians divided as FG, governors mull options
The call for the establishment of state police in Nigeria has gained traction in the last eight years. Since 2015 when the All Progressives Congress, APC, upstaged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the presidential election, giving birth to the Muhammadu Buhari presidency, there has been an unprecedented level of insecurity in the country. All […]
The dangers of introducing state police today, By Jibrin Ibrahim
As a student of and believer in federalism, I fully support the principle that federal political systems should have police forces controlled by the federating units – states, and in the past I have strongly campaigned for State Police. Today, I am very frightened of the idea because the evidence that it would be abused […]
