Federal Government and the 36 states are taking a fresh look at the creation of state police.
This is one of the outcomes of an emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu and state governors at the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday.
Thursday’s meeting follows the recent hike in food prices, economic hardship, and pockets of insecurity recorded nationwide.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while addressing State House correspondents after the meeting, explained that the process is still in its infancy and would only take shape after more discussions between stakeholders.
Idris said, “There is also a discussion around the issue of state police. The federal government and the state governments are mulling the possibility of setting up state police.
“Of course, this is still going to be further discussed. A lot of work has to be done in that direction. But if our government and the state governments agree to the necessity of having state police, this is a significant shift.
“Like I said, more work needs to be done in that direction. A lot of meetings will have to happen between the Federal Government and dissolved nationals to see the modalities of achieving this.”
The Minister further revealed that government will recruit a yet-to-be-disclosed number of personnel to “improve the numeric strength of forest rangers. To train them so that they can keep our forests and our borders very safe.”
Details shortly…