The Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has submitted a framework for the creation of State Police to the Nigerian Senate.
Papers News reports that the framework was submitted on Thursday to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, at the senator’s office in the National Assembly, Abuja.
According to Disu, the move is part of efforts to decentralize policing in the country.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, it was explained that the 75-page framework was submitted on behalf of the IGP by Professor Olu Ogunsakin, Chairman of the committee set up by the Nigeria Police Force to examine the modalities for establishing State Police in Nigeria.
Titled “A Comprehensive Framework for the Establishment, Governance and Coordination of Federal and State Police,” the document outlines the proposed structure and operational procedures of the State Police.
The IGP said, “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. It is our expectation that the contents of this report will meaningfully contribute to ongoing deliberations and assist in shaping informed, balanced, and pragmatic decisions on this critical aspect of national security architecture.”
He added that the report was forwarded to the Chairman and the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution as the Nigeria Police Force’s official input on the subject.
Responding, the Deputy President of the Senate commended the IGP for his proactive approach to the establishment of state police, noting that it aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to strengthen national security.
He stated that the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, under his chairmanship, will examine the framework alongside other memoranda submitted to it for the review of the country’s constitution.
Recall that President Tinubu recently urged the National Assembly to put structures in place for the establishment of State Police.
