The Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun believes the country is not “mature” for state policing despite the myriad of security challenges facing it.
He spoke today during a national dialogue on state police held in Abuja with the theme ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’.
The IGP argued among other factors, that there is the potential for abuse of power by the state political leadership.
But he suggested other things to make the police better in securing the country.
According to the police chief, there is also a need to ramp up the yearly recruitment of officers. This, in addition to more training for police personnel among others, are essential to securing Nigeria
“State governors could use the police forces under their control for political or personal gain and undermine human rights and security.
“There would also be a conflict of jurisdiction,” he said.
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He suggested other things to make the police better in securing the country.
“First, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety to form a department under the Nigerian police,” he said.
According to the police chief, there is also a need to ramp up the yearly recruitment of officers. This, in addition to more training for police personnel among others, are essential to securing Nigeria.
At the event attended by several top shots in the country, former president Goodluck Jonathan, however, believes that despite the challenges, state police has become “non-negotiable”.
He said the spite of kidnapping and other crimes make state police a must-have in present-day Nigeria.
Apart from Jonathan, the event also had Vice President Kashim Shettima in attendance and he expressed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to building a better police force for the country.
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