State Police

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits. The current police system will be decentralised…

Irked by the worsening security situation in the country, a Former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade (rtd.), has asked the federal government to embrace state police by giving the leverage for all regional security…