The Inspector General of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu has submitted a framework for the establishment of State Police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, as part of efforts to decentralize policing in the country.
The police boss submitted the framework to Senator Barau, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, at the senator’s office in the National Assembly, Abuja.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Mr Ismail Mudashir, says the 75-page framework was submitted on behalf of the IGP by the Chairman of the committee set up by the Nigeria Police Force to examine the modalities for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria, Professor Olu Ogunsakin.
According to the statement the report covers the considered views, professional insights and strategic recommendations of the Force, derived from extensive consultations and a careful assessment of the operational, legal and administrative implications of instituting State Police in Nigeria.
The statement expresses hope that the contents of the report will meaningfully contribute to ongoing deliberations and assist in shaping informed, balanced, and pragmatic decisions on this critical aspect of national security architecture.”
It says the report was forwarded to the Chairman and the Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, as the Nigeria Police Force’s input on the subject matter.
According to the statement while responding, the Deputy President of the Senate commended the IGP, Mr Disu for his proactiveness on the establishment of the state police in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to fully secure the country.
He assured that the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, under his chairmanship, will look at the framework, along with all other memos submitted to it, for the review of the country’s constitution.
Radio Nigeria
