In an article published in The Punch online on June 14, 2026, Sonala Olumhense argues that state police will make Nigeria more insecure. The argument rests on a comfortable assumption: that the security architecture we have is a baseline worth defending. It is not. Nigeria runs one of the most centralized policing systems in the democratic world, and that system has presided over the kidnapping economy, the collapse of rural safety, and the ransom industry that drained more than two trillion naira from citizens in a single year. The honest question is not whether devolution carries risk.

The renewed push for state police in Nigeria has come at a time when the country is bleeding from many fronts. From kidnappings to banditry, cult violence, communal clashes,…

In an article published in The Punch online on June 14, 2026, Sonala Olumhense argues that state police will make Nigeria more insecure. The argument rests on a comfortable…

OBIAGELI “OBY” EZEKWESILI argues for a comprehensive restructuring of the Federation