Emergency on security: President Tinubu Okays State Police

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday gave a nod to the establishment of state police as part of measures to combat rising insurgency and banditry.

“I call on the National Assembly to begin reviewing our laws to allow states that require state police to establish them,” he said in a statement he personally issued.

The President, who declared a nationwide security emergency in response to the wave of violent attacks, directed the military and the police to embark on massive recruitment of personnel in readiness for a reinvigorated onslaught against terror.

The President also ordered the activation of forest guards and tighter security measures for all vulnerable areas.

Although state police has been on the front burner of constitutional amendment, some states and other individuals have urged caution, saying that the structure could be abused by heads of sub-national units.