She noted that the push for decentralised policing was gaining ground, but the design must rule out abuse at the state level.

Nigeria stands at a constitutional turning point. With the Senate having passed the State Police Bill, the long debate over the decentralisation of policing is at last, close to…

The Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has warned that the creation of state police without strong constitutional safeguards could hand governors a powerful tool to…