State Police

In a bid to combat the rising security challenges facing the nation, the Nigerian  Senate held the South-West Zonal  Security Summit,  in Lagos, on Friday, where major stakeholders across security …

The non-inclusion of State Police in the Constitution was an error. It was a grave omission. The lapse occurred in 1976, forty-six years ago. No one could have imagined forty-six …

A bill for an act to establish State Police in Nigeria, to ensure effective community policing has passed its second reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by Senator …

A popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says public officials should be barred from foreign trips until the insecurity in the country is resolved. President Muhammadu Buhari is currently on …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Tuesday accused the National Assembly of towing with the nation’s security. While appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily in Lagos, …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has openly disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to cede police establishment powers to state governments. Mr. Osinbajo said he had been a longstanding …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he is fully behind the national assembly on its move to amend the constitution for the creation of state police. On Tuesday, the senate mandated …

The Senator representing Kaduna Central District in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani has thrown his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the creation of state police.   “No I …

The debate for and against State Policing in Nigeria has always been a very controversial topic, it remains one of those issues that rises to the front burners now and …

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says Nigeria does not yet have the political maturity for state police. Instead, the country should improve funding for the agency under the current …