A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Buba Galadima, has argued that the proposed creation of state police will not solve Nigeria’s insecurity challenges, warning that it could instead be used by political officeholders to suppress opposition.
Galadima stated this on Tuesday during an interview on the ARISE News Morning Show.
He was reacting to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, recently passed by the National Assembly and currently before the 36 state Houses of Assembly for consideration.
Questioning the effectiveness of the proposed state police, Galadima said Nigeria’s security problems would not be resolved merely by creating another policing structure.
“If the Nigerian Police, if the Nigerian Military cannot solve security situations in Nigeria, I wonder how the state police would be able to do that,” he said.
