Makinde calls for expedited action on state police creation - Businessday NG

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the creation of State Police as a way of strengthening the security architecture and curbing criminality in the country.

Governor Makinde, who made this call on Thursday at the Governorship and Legislative Primary elections of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), which held at Watershed Event Centre, Old Ife Road, Ibadan, asked the Federal Government to support the State Houses of Assembly to accelerate the process of enacting the required legislation.

The governor stressed that the establishment of State Police would improve local intelligence gathering and enhance the capacity of states to respond swiftly and adequately to security threats within their domains.