Following the rising security challenges across the country, the Federal Government and the 36 state governors have commenced plans for the creation of state police.
The creation was among the discussions during an emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu and state governors at the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris made this known while addressing State House correspondents after the meeting.
He 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.”
