Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, says the unitary police system the country operates has failed it woefully. Ekweremadu said this in a New Year message to Nigerians. The senator said
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Osinbajo: I stand for fiscal federalism, stronger states, state police
Atiku: Buhari, Osinbajo have asymmetrical views on restructuring
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy Yemi Osinbajo have lopsided views on restructuring. Abubakar said this in a tweet on Wednesday while reacting to Vice-President
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Osinbajo’s opinion on state police contrasts Buhari’s
Nigeria’s Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo again on Tuesday made a case for state police in the country, which has been one of the many demands of the those calling for the restructuring of the country and has enjoyed the support of the Nigerian Senate. The Senate on Tuesday, July 3 passed a resolution directing its Constitutional […] …
Insecurity: NEC begins moves to decentralise police operations
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The National Economic Council presided over by the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Thursday commenced the process that could eventually lead to the decentralisation of the operations of the Nigeria Police Force as one of the ways to tackle insecurity in the county. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, disclosed […] …
State Police to the rescue? (2)
In this concluding part of the report which was first published yesterday, popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, continues his enumeration of the legal grounds for effective policing of each state of the federation, while Ahmed Joda, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, Dr Junaid Mohammed and Monday Ubani also had their say on the introduction of state police in Nigeria.
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Mounting insecurity, helpless governors: State Police to the rescue?
NOT a few Nigerians were taken aback when Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, announced, last June, that he was dropping his title or position as the Chief Security Officer of the state. And by way of an explanation, he had given as reason for taking this radical, unprecedented decision: lack of control of the state security machinery.
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Bill to establish state police scales second reading at house of reps
The 1999 constitution amendment bill seeking to accommodate state and community policing on Tuesday passed second reading at the house of representatives. The bill sponsored by Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of
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State police bill may not pass, says Senate panel chairman
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Chairman of the Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim, has said the fear of indiscriminate arrest and detention by state governors may kill the passage of the State and Community Police Bill currently being processed by the Senate. Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and 75 other senators had […] …
No way state police bill will get two-thirds in n’assembly, says senator
Abu Ibrahim, chairman, senate committee on police affairs, says the fear of indiscriminate arrest and detention by state governors may kill the state and community police bill. The bill which
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