•Kashim Shettima Despite the festering insecurity in many parts of the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima, state governors and some ministers rose from the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting yesterday without discussing the issue of State Police. Answering questions from State House reporters after the NEC meeting presided over by th...
•Police The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organization Afenifere has urged the federal government to allow the establishment of state police with immediate effect to tackle the upsurge of insecurity in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone. The group equally advocated for the recruitment of more hands in the regional security outfit, the Amotekun...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has received position reports on the establishment of state police from the 36 state governors. The NEC meeting was chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima and attended by state governors, deputy governors, ministers and some presidential aides, reports Channels TV. Briefing State House Correspondents shor...
•Police Three states yet to submit their positions on state police have been given a one-week ultimatum. The National Economic Council (NEC) which gave the order yesterday after its 146th meeting explained that the Council will take its decision on the creation of state police next month, reports The Nation. The NEC chaired by the […]
•Senator Mohammed Sani The Senator representing Niger East senatorial district and chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Mohammed Sani has kicked against the establishment of State Police, saying it would be abused by the political class. Senator Sani said what is required is adequate funding for the existing police structure adding that resou...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate Committee on Constitution Review has concluded its two-day retreat on the amendments to the 1999 constitution in Kano and agreed to include full autonomy for local governments in the country’s legal document. The federal lawmakers, however, expressed divergent views on the issue of state police, reports Daily Trust....
The National Economic Council (NEC) has threatened to impose its decision on states that have failed to submit their reports on state police. On Thursday, February 15, 2024, President Bola Tinubu agreed on the need to establish state police, as recommended by state governors, to curb rising insecurity in the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...
•Aiyedatiwa State police is long overdue in Nigeria, and the time has come for it to be created in all states as part of the critical solutions to security challenges in the country. This was the view of the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who spoke yesterday at the Annual General Conference of the […]
•Police operatives Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State says his counterparts in the southern region want state and community policing to tackle rising security challenges in the country. The security situation has worsened in recent years with kidnapping for ransom among other crimes making headlines, reports Channels TV. Calls for the creatio...
•Speaker Obasa and IGP Egbetokun The Lagos State House of Assembly has kicked against the position of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, that Nigeria is not ripe for the establishment of state police. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko, to write the [&...
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