Tag: state police
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PDP tells NASS to amend constitution to create state police
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the National Assembly to immediately amend the constitution and make provision for state police, to guarantee the security of Nigerians. The party said the action has become expedient because President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC-led Federal Government can no longer guarantee the safety of lives and property. PDP…
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Zamfara abduction: State police now a necessity – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has decried the Friday abduction of over 300 girls from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State. According to a statement released by the former Presidential aspirant, the attack has now proven the necessity of states to have the powers to provide security of life and property in their domain.…
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Insecurity: El-Rufai demands establishment of state police, decentralised judiciary
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has joined his voice with national analysts calling for devolution of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country. The governor who was one of the speakers at a programme called ‘Radio Now’s Urgent Conversation’ aired Thursday said state police and devolution of the judiciary is important…
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Falana, SERAP demand NASS action as presidential panel okays state police
Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana said the 1999 Constitution must first be amended before the government can implement the recommendation on state or local government police. Falana made the statement in reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance of a report recommending the establishment of state and local government police. The…
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Presidency clarifies air over Buhari’s ‘approval’ of state, LG police
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The President requested that the report be studied and a white paper produced within three months. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said that President Buhari’s specific directive is that a…
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Osinbajo reinstates support for fiscal federalism, state police
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has restated that he is an advocate of fiscal federalism, stronger state governments and state police. Osinbajo made this submission while delivering the 40th Anniversary Lecture of the Association of Friends on Monday in Lagos. The theme of the lecture is “Restructuring and the Nigerian Federation.” He reiterated his stance…
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Group kicks against state police
The Southern Nigeria Peoples Mandate (SNPM), a political group, has kicked against state police as supported by both the Senate and House of Representative in their different chambers on July I2. “What the state governments should do is to support the central (federal-funded) police with equipment to fight crime,’’ President of the group, Mr Augustine…
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Pay workers’ salaries before attempting to establish state police – TI tells debtor governors
The Transparency International (TI) has advised states owing its workforce to clear the backlog befire attempting establishment of the proposed state police. The Head of TI Nigeria, Musa Rafsanjani, who stated this on Sunday, said as good as the objectives of state police were, state governments must first be able to pay workers’ salaries, provide…
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NASS backs state police as gunmen kill 7 cops in Abuja
The Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday declared the country’s security system a “failed architecture” and backed the call for the establishment of state police to contain the escalating killings by herdsmen across many states. The lawmakers’ decision to grant the request of many prominent Nigerians including governors for state police is hinged…
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Killings: Senate bows to pressure, to revisit calls for State Police
The Senate on Tuesday said it would revisit calls for State Police and design framework for mopping up 350 million light weapons suspected to be in circulation within Nigeria. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, made this known while welcoming senators to plenary after a three-week Eid-el-Fitr recess. Saraki said that with the security…