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Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by MrsNgoziKalu(f): 4:19am On Feb 20, 2018
The Arewa Consultative Forum has rejected the proposal for the creation of state police, saying the privilege will be abused.

The ACF’s position has, however, drawn heated reactions from organisations, including Middle Belt groups, pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere; and Civil Liberties Organisation.


The All Progressives Congress’ restructuring committee, led by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, had recommended state police, among other suggestions.

Also the Nigeria Governors’ Forum last week supported Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who called for the creation of state police at a security summit organised by the Senate.

But the ACF, faulting the call for state police, noted that the creation of state police would lead to chaos.


The ACF’s Secretary General, Mr. Anthony Sani, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Kaduna, said if created, the various state governors would abuse state police the way the state electoral commissions were being abused.

According to the ACF, governors will use state police to torment the opposition.

“Given the experiences where state governments use the state electoral commissions to kill democracy at the local government level – where no opposition party wins a seat in the local government council – there is the high possibility of state governments abusing state police with dire consequences, especially in states with many ethnic groups and religions,” the ACF’s secretary said.

The ACF, he added, was opposed to state police because it believed that the problems of the police were lack of training and lack of equipment, as well as insufficient personnel.

He also said given the paucity of resources, it would not be a good judgment to saddle states with additional responsibilities of state police.

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He said the northern body believed that the problems that led to the calls for state police could not be solved by the multiplication of security agencies.

Sani said that the northern group was of the view that the Nigeria Police Force would perform better if given adequate training, equipment and manpower.

The ACF secretary said, “We prefer that police personnel be properly trained and adequately equipped, while their number should be increased rather that the introduction of state police.”

However, the Middle Belt Youth Council President, Emma Zopmal, faulted the ACF position, saying the position of the northern group was borne out of fear.

He said, “They are not experts in security and defence. State policing is the only way of guaranteeing safety of lives and property of citizens. Regional police effectively worked in the First Republic; there’s no doubt that it will work at the state level today.

“With the incessant infiltration of Nigeria’s territorial space by Fulani herdsmen, the federal police can no longer protect some states and citizens from the marauding killer herdsmen. We are aware that Nigerian government says that the Fulani herdsmen are foreigners.

“I do not believe that state governors will abuse state police. Even if they do so, they would have copied it from the present Federal Government, which also abuses police power.”

According to him, with laws governing state police system, there will be no abuse.

“Strong institutions will also ensure that the state police system is not abused.

“Our restructuring demands in the Middle Belt are state creation, creation of Middle Belt Region with its autonomy, state or regional police and solid mineral resource control.

“Functional laws in the state will prevent any abuse of state police.’’

Also, The President of the National Council of Tiv Youths, Chief John Akperashi, rejected ACF’s position and supported the creation of state police.

He said, “The truth basically is that state police remain the best to ensure an effective check of external aggression.”

According to him, the recent attacks by herdsmen had made the call for state police necessary.

He said, “Governors, although proclaimed chief security officers of their states, still appear helpless in the deployment of the security agencies, especially the police.”

He said the problem had strengthened the need for state police.

Akperashi said, “Certainly if the police are in the control of the governors at the affected states, this destruction and unfortunate killings wouldn’t have gone up to alarming proportions.”

“The governor of Zamfara just came out to decry the inefficiency of the security formations in his state which he alleged failed him as he did everything humanly possible in mitigating that carnage.

“The governor of Benue State also stated the complicity roles of the security in his state and particularly the ineffectiveness of the police. If Ortom had had the police under his direct command, he would have achieved much more and saved more lives against what was witnessed in Benue.”

On its part, Afenifere dismissed as baseless the fear by the ACF that governors would abuse state police.

The group argued that the ACF’s anxiety was not strong enough to stop the establishment of state police, noting that necessary institutions to check abuse by the governors would simply be put in place.

Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, in an interview with The PUNCH, said, “The handling of the killings by herdsmen across the country has shown that the Federal Government is misusing the Nigeria Police Force.”

Executive Director, Civil Liberties Organization, Steve Aluko, said efficient mechanism for checks and balances to guide against abuses could be put in place instead of the ACF’s rejection.

He stated, “There is the need for supervisory channels to curb the excesses of the governors.”

According to him, the state police will enhance intelligence gathering needed for preventive actions rather than over centralised structures that delay, leading to wastage of lives and property.

“The justification for the state police is the success story of the joint civilian and military operations in countering insurgency and extreme radicalism in the North-East. State police system is an idea whose time has come to tame the increasing criminality of the new age,” he added

The President, Conference of Ethnic Nationalities of Niger Delta, Prof. Kimse Okoko, dismissed the position of the ACF, adding that a new constitution would not allow state governors to go beyond their powers in controlling state police.

He said, “State police is part of the total restructuring that Nigerians demand; it (state police) has to be part of the production of a new constitution. This is because state police is related to the security issues being talked about in the country today.’’


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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Positiveminds(m): 4:37am On Feb 20, 2018
This thing is simple. Let the states that can afford state police by all means do so.One region of the country should not be allowed to continue to hold the others to ransom.

A Child that doesn't want to grow up should be given melecine to further dwalf him/her!

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by bakynes(m): 4:39am On Feb 20, 2018
You see what I and many others have been saying about these Arewa people, they will keep drawing us back to medieval times. Whatever the SW, SS, SE, MB propose that is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf and a way forward, they will oppose it and since they control the government it will stand. So we propose the need for the representatives from these regions listed above to come together put away their differences for the main time and wrestle power away from these Arewa people.

The advantages of State Police far out weighs it's disadvantages. Safeguarding the lives of people far out weighs the issue of Governors using them against their political opponents. We should remember the primary responsibility of every government is to safeguard the lives and properties of its people without that then there is nothing called Government.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by orisa37: 5:33am On Feb 20, 2018
The ACF is just insensitive and scared.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Nairalanddist: 5:35am On Feb 20, 2018
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for. This is why the Sokoto caliphate policed the entire north to submission due to the effectiveness of Islamic teachings

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Yankee101: 5:44am On Feb 20, 2018
We don't need the ACF to decide what Nigerians want. A united Nigeria has economic and political benefits, but if it becomes a burden for one second then unbundle it.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by hisgrace090: 6:55am On Feb 20, 2018
Acf are only lamenting the expiration of their time.

Let them cry till eternity, its too late.

State police is a must now.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by reesemachh(m): 7:11am On Feb 20, 2018
Nairalanddist:
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for


who do you this thing chaiiii that person don die patapata......to see an adult reason the way you reason is nothing but shame

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by EternalTruths: 7:25am On Feb 20, 2018
Nairalanddist:
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for

Yes oooo oooo

Fulani Terrorists will then fill the ranks and files of the Sharia police force.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by medpren: 7:28am On Feb 20, 2018
Anthony sani another Middle belter slave being used by fulani, when his masters massacre his people he'll start running to ICC and UN.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Lipscomb(m): 8:15am On Feb 20, 2018
I'm not support state police too.unless we change the system of government.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Odkosh: 8:54am On Feb 20, 2018
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Nairalanddist:
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for
[/s]Abeg, next time, apply wisdom before posting. Sharia law ko, shagari law ni.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by CodecJay(m): 9:55am On Feb 20, 2018
Ok
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by BruncleZuma: 9:55am On Feb 20, 2018
grin grin grin grin
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Nobody: 9:56am On Feb 20, 2018
They have a point tho
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Nobody: 10:00am On Feb 20, 2018
For the first time I Agree with a northern group, if you want to know how state police will look like , just take a look at "lasma " acting like idiots since 2000.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by biggerboyc(m): 10:00am On Feb 20, 2018
Ok
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by otr1(m): 10:00am On Feb 20, 2018
“I do not believe that state governors will abuse state police. Even if they do so, they would have copied it from the present Federal Government, which also abuses police power.”
Nice response.
I watched a TV program on this issue and need to hear ridiculous excuses these northerners are giving to argue against State policing and I wonder if it's a must for them to live in states that have state police.
If this country must move forward, power must be decentralized.
A centralized federal government is the cause of our backwardness today, same way a centralized police is the major cause of all the security issues we are experiencing today. Given enough equipment, training and manpower, the Nigerian police force would still be as ineffective as ever.
And I don't see the federal government doing shiit to revamp the force. Reason is, they can't spend as much as is necessary to reposition the police. The Nigeria police all together don't have up to four hundred thousands men. We need at least, a million. They are not properly kitted, it will cost more than a million naira to kit an officer, now tell me, is the ACF ready to do these in order to stop the creation of state police across the federation?

I'm just sick of this backward set of humans who are averse to change.
Whether they like it not, progressive minded Nigerians must have their ways this time around. It's either we make this country work through restructuring or we go our ways. They can't have it both ways.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by whirlwind7(m): 10:01am On Feb 20, 2018
undecided

Nairalanddist:
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for. This is why the Sokoto caliphate policed the entire north to submission due to the effectiveness of Islamic teachings

When I began reading your post, I was shaking my head. Talk about being devoid of cogitative capability! How could state police undermine the President's authority, when he is (as you rightly described) the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?
Just listen to yourself!
The police force is a civil establishment. The president controls the army, the navy and the airforce. There is no way the police force could "undermine" the President's authority when he has the real armed forces at his command.
And then, you went and said what made me realize what and who you are. That sharia law is the best form of policing. What cave did you crawl out from? The Islamic countries you are so hoping to emulate also have a conventional police force in place. I know, because I've been to many of them. The world has gone beyond the primitive, religion induced stagnancy you still fantasize about.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by ebenice(m): 10:01am On Feb 20, 2018
its two sides of the same coin

governors can use them for the own interest

they can go a long way to help stabilize peace in the state. state police may have arrested the killer herdsmen in benue if there was one.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Zoehill(m): 10:01am On Feb 20, 2018
They wount support such move because of their agendas, mean while they have local security outfits and para-military units safeguarding their community and borders. Its high time for us to look more into resource control.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by ballerin(m): 10:02am On Feb 20, 2018
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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by happney65: 10:02am On Feb 20, 2018
In as much as I dislike buhari so much,I am not in support of state police for whatsoever reason for now..Maybe in the next 50 years when we have politicians that are not do or die and we practice true federalism where all components of government are trully independent then we can practice it..But for now the risks associated with it far outweighs the advantages.

State govornors would misuse them so much it will lead to chaos in each and every state..Their won't be freedom of speech whatsoever..opponents would be sent into jail for filmsy reasons and you all will be surprised.. It would be a case of replacing GEJ with Buhari..That is exactly how it would be.

For now,No State Police until we practice true federalism.When we do so,The Govornor won't be able to use the police and his or her political enemies..
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Saintp(m): 10:02am On Feb 20, 2018
State police No
Restructuring NO
Disintegration NO
Resource control NO
Everything No

Some people just want Nigeria to remain they way it is without any form of progress. Na waa oooo

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by irepnaija4eva(m): 10:03am On Feb 20, 2018
Nairalanddist:
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for



Sharia laws enforced on Christian States?

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by ncha373(m): 10:03am On Feb 20, 2018
State police should be optional...since some state can't fund it......but law should be made to oversee their actions
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Fmartin(m): 10:04am On Feb 20, 2018
hmmm
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by yesloaded: 10:04am On Feb 20, 2018
State Police is good

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Kingkamba(m): 10:05am On Feb 20, 2018
HAUSAS HAVE ONLY BEEN DRAGGING US BEHIND IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT. sad sad sad sad sad sad

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by EricBloodAxe: 10:05am On Feb 20, 2018
Arewa almajiri youths forum. An organization of northern parasites, illiterates and advocates of one nigeria.

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Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by ghostfacekillar(m): 10:06am On Feb 20, 2018
Nairalanddist:
We don't need state police in Nigeria cos it undermines the president's authority as the commander in chief of Armed Forces. Islamic laws alone is enough to police the country if the federal government can enforce it. Sharia law is the best form of policing any sane community will clamour for. This is why the Sokoto caliphate policed the entire north to submission due to the effectiveness of Islamic teachings
u are stupide
Re: Middle Belt Groups, Afenifere, Others Kick As ACF Rejects State Police by Proudlyngwa(m): 10:06am On Feb 20, 2018
Say no to state police.
With State police comes ultimate Godfatherism.

Until Nigeria can do away with indigineship and my papa land, state police will just be cultists in Uniforms.

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