.Shagari to NASS: approve state police now Before insecurity consumes Nigeria
Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
With the House of Representatives having passed the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police and the Senate already advancing the proposal through Second Reading, momentum is building towards the realisation of one of Nigeria’s most debated security reforms.
Adding his voice to the call for state police, 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.
Details of the proposed constitutional amendment obtained by THISDAY yesterday revealed a far-reaching framework that would fundamentally restructure policing across the country by creating separate Federal and State Police formations with clearly defined responsibilities, powers and oversight mechanisms.
