Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor ANAMBRA — Anambra State-born human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has expressed reservations about the proposed establishment of State Police in Nigeria, warning that a decentralised policing system could become vulnerable to abuse if powerful individuals are allowed to exercise informal control…
By our Corespondent A public affairs analyst, Dr. Ambrose Igboke, has argued that the proposed establishment of state police in Nigeria will be ineffective unless state governors are granted the exclusive authority to appoint their respective Commissioners of Police.The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, had, at the National Security Roundtable held…
Two former Inspectors-General of Police (IGPs), Sir Mike Okiro and Suleiman Abba, have stressed the need for adequate safeguards to prevent governors from abusing state police when eventually established.The duo, however, praised the passage of the State Police Bill, describing it as timely in view of the prevailing security challenges across the country.Abba noted that…
