Shagari to N’Assembly: Approve State Police Now Before Insecurity Consumes Nigeria
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and ex-Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtari Shagari, has urged the National Assembly to end years of debate and urgently approve the creation of state police, warning that Nigeria risks deeper insecurity if the reform is delayed further.
Speaking during an interview in Sokoto , Shagari said the country has reached a critical point where banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and other violent crimes have overwhelmed the capacity of federal security agencies to respond effectively nationwide.
He described the establishment of state police as an imperative reform that can no longer be postponed, stressing that the protection of lives and property must now take precedence over political fears and procedural delays.
