We are not ready for State Police-IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that Nigeria is not ready for state police, so Nigerians should forget it.

The IGP made this remark at the national dialogue on state police organized by House of Representatives.

First Post reports that the HoR has organized a dialogue with theme, ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria”.

IGP, who was represented by AIG Ben Okolo, said leadership of police had met, discussed and arrived at the conclusion that Nigeria is not matured enough to have state police.

“It is the submission of the leadership of the Nigeria police force that Nigeria is yet to mature and ready for the establishment of state-controlled police,” the top cop said.

The IGP also opined that other sister security agencies like NSCDC and FRSC should be made a department in the police.

“In view of this, the police leadership rather is recommending the following instead of creating state police,” he said.