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 intimidate political opponents and violate the rights of citizens. The lawmaker made the remarks on Thursday, July 9, while speaking as a panelist at the "Building a National Consensus for State Police and National Security" conference organised by Arise News TV and ThisDay Newspaper in Abuja.

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…

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