State Police: To Be Or No To Be

Sincerely speaking, this is a phemomena that i find dfficult to take sides on, in as much as the idea to form a state independent police command will go a long way  to solve most of the problems that we are facing, it will also go a long way to worsen some,

ADVANTAGES 

a) an indepent state police will promote awareness of indigenes to join the police thereby creating job opportunities among citizens.
b) it is easier for an indigeneous police manned by indegenes to fight crime, owing to to the fact that he owns the land best knows the land
c) intimidation will be reduced
d) competition amongst various state commands will be promoted(every state will by this want to make its state m ost convenient for investors thereby the state governments can start up a longterm reform agenda, amongst many

this-ADVANTAGES

a) just like spora likely said, it could be used as a political tool by government to manifest its selfish agenda.
b) most cases would be treated sentimentally, owing to the ''who do you know'' Nigerian factor.
c) a police man could as well go crazy with power and would want to use it against his opponents.
d) the policeman might find it hard going against the member of  family


MY advice is that if there has to be a state police, then there has to be a total sanitization of the police at the Federal level now and it has to be trusted and tested and proved before any decision of such could be embarked on,