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President Buhari has dismissed calls for state police in Nigeria, saying that it is not an option, IgbereTV reports.

Several Governors have called for state policing as a way to solve insecurity across the country.

While speaking in an interview with Channels TV, the President averred that there is a higher chance of state governors abusing their powers if the police force is removed from the Federal control and handed over to states.

“State police is not an option. Find out the relationship between local government and the Governors. Are the third tier of government getting what they are supposed to get constitutionally? Are they getting it? Let the people in local government tell you the truth, the fight between local governments and the Governor, ”he said

Commenting on the security situation in the country, the President said traditional rulers must play a huge role in bringing peace to communities.

“The role of traditional rulers must not be undermined, because in their areas they know who is who, even by families, not to even talk of individuals. So, we have to revert to that system for us to have effective security in the localities.

For example, there were two Governors that came to see me about problems – Oyo state and one other state – because the herders were in their forests but the animals were going into the neighbouring farms, and eating the crops; I said, as far as I know, the farmers and herders have been co-existing in Nigeria for generations. Let them go and ask the local leadership what has gone wrong, why the break in communication between the local leadership and the herders,” he said.

https://igberetvnews.com/1411450/president-buhari-state-police-option/

Lalasticlala
Mynd44

I don't agree with Bubu MOST OF THE TIME, but the partiuclar issue of state police has 3 problems for me

1. Funding. Most states don't earn enough money to fund normal stuff, talkless state police

2. And let's be honest, governors will use the state police to deal with their opponents.

3. And let's not talk about what would happen in cases of tribal and religious crisis.


The USA that had state police, during the civil rights era of the 1960s, there were times where the federal government had to intervene because the state police was heavily heavily racist ( in some instances indistinguishable from groups like the KKK)

Modified

1. Expanding further on point 1, our tax to gdp ratio is low. About 70% of Nigerians don't pay income tax to state and federal government. So, where are we going to find the money for state police? Is it from oil whose price jumps up and down? No, loans. Just loans.

2.We had regional police in 1966. You people know what happened that year.

In USA each state has its own state police then we have federal police who supervisor or is above the state, the local government issues is the state government should state is own budget and the local government should also do same,then funds are been transferred to local government for proper use, buhari is a lazy man a big one and has nothing upstairs

So, killings and Ethnic cleansing under a lopsided police and army is the best?

Under the present circumstances, 95% of the police commissioners are fulani people. The IGP is a fulani man. Over 60% of the DPO and DCO are all fulani. And the fulani is just less than 4% of Nigeria population.

When the northerners start their killing spree in the south, they always have all the police and army protection they need because their brothers will protect and urge them on. This leads to immediate casualties and arrest of anyone that is not a northerner.

There can never be enforcement of anti grazing laws in the south because the police command structure is controlled by the same fulani that owns the cows.

There is much crime in the south because Adamus and Abduls that doesn't know anything about the terrain are in control of police formations and criminals will be running amok knowing that the Adamus knows motjing about the terrain they operate. They are just bribe collecting robots intent on checkpoint profits.

State police will help the locals who are the real stakeholders to police their domain in the way they want, nobody can do anyhow because we know his address. Police brutality will be reduced to the minimum because there will not be any Northern policeman who will shoot innocent people and get an automatic transfer back to Jigawa state where he continues him crimes.

I'm tempted to bash Buhari, but haven gone through the write up, I must say he raised some salient points.

The governors, if given the opportunity will abuse it, they'll use it to which hunt their opponents till the subdue them.

Again, the north is scared of state police, because they'll lose their grip on Nigeria at large. Each state controlling the police will not favour the born to rule people

They know what they're doing.

It shouldn't surprise anyone again the direction of leadership in Nigeria. Feudalism is what we're actually practice and the Lagos incidence, the arrest of Igboho etc which undermined the authority of state governors are classical examples.

What pains me is that when the duo of Obasanjo and Jonathan were there, they enjoy the monopoly that comes with the federal police so even if they could do something, they weren't serious about it. Apart from the duo, has any southerner really ruled Nigeria before?

Should we still be asking who the lords, enemies, and destroyers of Nigeria are?

Your resignation is the best option

Foolish Old hag knows nothing about anything!

Northerners are afraid of state police because they will be targeted for their crimes. Even so amotekun is already working and some in ondo carry ak's and shotguns

Mindset is the main thing

Realistically, it is not logistically possible for the Nigerian police to single handedly handle security nationwide. Just look at the current security situation for crying out loud!

I hate buhari but hiß talk make sense 100%>

When you dash governor's power without ability, they will do and undo. State police works in America because the citizens are politically active.

State police is not the answer to our problem, but citizens speaking with one voice and we would get whatever we want in life. Trust me.

If all boys decide to speak with one voice we would end government manipulation.

I agree with him. With the current crop of idiots, zealots, bigots, and despots we have as governors, from North down South, it would be a disaster of monumental proportions introducing state policing as a constitutional matter.

U say

Agreed

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Buhari no trust state governors

this bubu seff

Reflect.

Your removal in 2023 is the best option....

This man will die a miserable death for saying this nonsense.
Enough is enough.

Hm

This man is such a waste

This Baba always talking about cows

basty:
This man will die a miserable death for saying this nonsense.

This is uncalled for

This terrorist of a president will never disappoint us by doing the right thing

State police my ass

Since it's coming from buhari. It is an option cos when he says not an option it means it's not only an option but the appropriate.

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https://igberetvnews.com/1411450/president-buhari-state-police-option/

Lalasticlala
Mynd44

Thank God e remain 16 months. If state police is not an option na miyetti-allah or herdsmen is the option?

If you’re a good observant, you don’t need to read the full story to know that buhari is tired.

Same boring rhetorics. Bubu’s answers to critical interview questions most times put him off as someone with a closed mind. If Federal policing hasn’t solved the national security problems over the years, the only sensible thing for a leader to do is to listen to voice of reasoning and consider diversifying the system to cater for local needs. But then, it’s Buhari

Bubu have spoken.....