He said, “The only way we can have state police in Nigeria is to adopt the Canadian model, where every region has its own police employed by the region and paid by the Federal Government.

“For example, in Nigeria, every governor would employ their own police and equip them while they would be paid by the Federal Government.

He said the state police idea might not work due to the paucity of funds in both the state and local government areas.

onumadu:
This man should be flogged openly because people like him created the mess we all have today in Nigeria.
After watching SEVERAL videos of local vigilante and how they investigate and solve crime at local levels, I concluded that anybody speaking against state police is an enemy the Nigerian people.
These local vigilante people conduct their businesses purely in LOCAL DIALECTS (not just languages), and in the process get to the very bottom of every crime.
They make arrests, and hand suspects over to the Nigerian police for prosecution.
The problem starts after suspects are handed over, because Nigeria police take brides and turn the suspects loose!
But, whether people like Mike Okiro likes or not, I doubt that local vigilante would ever go away again in Nigeria, the people having seen their usefulness.
I even doubt that any community can survive crime these days without the local vigilantes.
So, Mike Okiro should go and suck a bitter lemon if he doesn't like the situation.

tommy589:


I guess you did not hear of OPC and Bakassi boys in their hey days. They have kangaroo courts and some ended up.executed
When last did any state governors organise LG elections and they fail to win 100%? Already some state governors are sending critics to prisons on treasonable charges (federal offence) How do opposition get justice when these mini dictators have State police

SPEAKER of Borno State House of Assembly,Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has explained that state assemblies don’t override governors’ vetoes on bills because legislators don’t want fight with state governors.

He, however,expressed frustration over inability of state governors to assent to private bills passed by the legislature, asking stakeholders to begin to engage the state chief executives for change of attitudes to that effect.

tommy589:


I guess you did not hear of OPC and Bakassi boys in their hey days. They have kangaroo courts and some ended up.executed
When last did any state governors organise LG elections and they fail to win 100%? Already some state governors are sending critics to prisons on treasonable charges (federal offence) How do opposition get justice when these mini dictators have State police

onumadu:


Look, you people should stop thinking like cavemen.
So, you haven't heard of MULTILEVEL policing before?
In a country of 230 MILLION people, you want one CORRUPT AND IRREDEEMABLE police to remain in charge?
Like I said, if not for the local police vigilante we have today in Nigeria, most of the communities would turn to ghost towns, abandoned to thieves and terrorists.
What you have toady in Nigeria is a situation where NIGERIAN POLICE would simply arrest a person and force them to make millions of Naira transfer, or else they "waste" them "and nothing will happen".
Let me tell you, what we have today in Nigeria is worse than civil war.
What we have a satanic "peace", where all manner of evil are committed by police.

tommy589:


Must you lace your comment with insult?

Blue3k:


Your state assembly members have to quit enabling executive criminality. It's the rubber stamp assembly that's the issue with states. Nothing stops the state assembly from reforming laws regarding local election laws constitutionally. Lol I've never heard of a State assembly overriding a veto for example. I believe it's the beta male culture Nigerians have to be subservient the alpha. The state assembly more interested in being the governors floor mats than representing their constitutes.



State assembly = Beta males losers

tommy589:


It is not that they don't want to fight state governors but they get to enrich themselves too from padded allocations. It is only Assembly members that ask for review of state budget,if you see where governors complain of budget let me know. When governors don't cooperate.they shake them

onumadu:


Okay, I apologize.
The insult wasn't on you personally.
The people I'm insulting know themselves.

Blue3k:


I agree aboht the budget but that's only one aspect of governance. You mentioned the local elections being corrupt the state assembly is the issue. When it came to approving the constitutional amendment to stop state local government joint account they state assemblies didn't ratify it. The governors are convenient scape goat to point to state assemblies can do nothing but collect a check and few cars.

tommy589:


https://saharareporters.com/2023/01/24/nigerian-states-reject-local-government-autonomy-national-assembly-sends-35#:~:text=The%20Houses%20of%20Assembly%20in,been%20passed%20by%20state%20assemblies.

Maybe your state,those assembly members collect tonnes of money weekly not just few give aways

Blue3k:


It seems like you're bolstering my point the state assemblies are the issue. The governors are just what people point to.

tommy589:


But you know they don't have immunity clause like governors. Every time they got arrested by efcc to snitch on governors they don't capitulate. It is a symbiotic relationship where they both benefits.
Governors don't even select their successors from their midst because they have tasted the pie and want a bigger bite

SPEAKER of Borno State House of Assembly,Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has explained that state assemblies don’t override governors’ vetoes on bills because legislators don’t want fight with state governors.

He, however,expressed frustration over inability of state governors to assent to private bills passed by the legislature, asking stakeholders to begin to engage the state chief executives for change of attitudes to that effect.

SoNature:
People have always maintained that why state police cannot work is that state governors will hijack the police. For me, that has never been an issue. The issue is what Mike Okiro said - funding. I think the Canadian model he suggested makes sense too. This man understands the problem so well.

Questions & Answers

When did the RCMP start doing contract policing?
The RCMP began providing contract policing services to the provinces as early as 1906. The Policing Agreements function in the same manner as a business contract. 

What are the different cost-sharing ratios under contract policing?
Provinces and territories pay 70% of RCMP costs and the federal government pays 30%. There are three types of cost-share ratios for municipalities:

a 70% municipal & 30% federal government cost-share ratio for municipalities with a population of less than 15,000. 

a 90% municipal & 10% federal government cost-share ratio for municipalities with a population greater than 15,000.

Since 1991, municipalities never before policed by the RCMP must pay 100% of contract policing costs.

Can the Policing Agreements be terminated before their 20-year end date?
Yes. The Agreements clearly state that they may be terminated on March 31st in any year by either party (Government of Canada or any province, territory or municipality). Parties, however, must give notice of termination 24 months prior to the date of the intended termination.

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ccaps-spcca/contract-eng.htm

Blue3k:


It's too bad he lied to you about how the Canadian model works. His lies can be debunked in skimming through government websites. The provices/municipality pay the bulk of the cost if they want Federal policing services. They also pay 100% of their for their local police service.

SoNature:


Your problem is that he mentioned Canada.

Remove that Canada and see the sense he made.