The Federal Government and the governors of the 36 states are considering the creation of state police as part of measures to address the worsening security challenges across the country.
This was part of the deliberations at an emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
This was made known by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while addressing state house correspondents after the meeting, explaining that the process is still in its infancy and would only take shape after more deliberations between stakeholders.
The Thursday meeting was convened as a fallout of the socio- economic crisis in the country which includes the recent hike in food prices, economic hardship, as well as pockets of insecurity recorded nationwide.
What the information minister is saying
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.”
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