Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has inaugurated a seven-member committee, to drive the implementation of state police in Nigeria.
The committee is led by Professor Olu Ogunsakin, a renowned expert in police studies.
While speaking during the inauguration, Disu asked the committee to propose an operational framework for the establishment and coordination of state police structures.
This move is part of efforts to decentralize policing and improve security in the country, with state governments playing a more active role in managing local security challenges.
The committee’s tasks include reviewing existing policing models, assessing community security needs, and proposing an operational framework for state police structures.
Meanwhile, on several occasions, President Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will create state police as part of the measures to address the country’s insecurity.
