The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat on Tuesday said governors of the 36 states have collectively spent more than N2 trillion in augmenting police operations nationwide in the last decade alone.

Mr Abdulrazaque Barkindo, Head, Media and Public Affairs, who made this known in Abuja, said the amount, was outside the contributions of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Gombe states, hitherto referred to as the frontline states and critical flashpoints at the peak of the war against insurgency in the country.

He said that the revelation was part of a research conducted by the media department of the NGF monthly magazine “The Executive Summary” July edition.


He added that the purchases by the governors have covered such items as Hilux trucks, Armoured Personnel carriers, Helicopters, River Gun Boats, Horses, Communication equipment, uniforms and handcuffs among others.

“For example, the magazine which has as its cover story State Police: The Time is Now, related that in 2015 alone Lagos State, under Governor Akinwunmi Ambode spent over... CONTINUE READING>> https://www.yourtotalneeds.com/2018/08/15/2-trillion-naira…olice-ig-reports/ ‎

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