State police funding must be first-line charge, Bamidele says

….Warns Business Class, Cabals, Criminals Could Hijack State Police Services

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA — Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), has said funding for state police services must be made a first-line charge in the ongoing amendment of the 1999 Constitution.

Bamidele said the move would help insulate the proposed state police system from possible abuse by political actors and other interests.

The Senate Leader, who is also Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, warned that business groups, cabals, criminals and other organisations could also abuse state police services if their financial independence was not guaranteed.