June 13, 2026
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and former Minister of Water Resources, Muktari Shagari, has urged the National Assembly to approve the establishment of state police, warning that Nigeria can no longer afford to delay a key security reform amid worsening insecurity across the country.
Speaking in an interview on the growing debate over state policing, Shagari described the creation of state police as a necessary step toward tackling banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and other violent crimes threatening lives and livelihoods nationwide.
According to him, the country’s current security architecture has become overstretched, making it increasingly difficult for federal security agencies alone to effectively address the complex and evolving security challenges confronting different parts of Nigeria.
