I don't agree with him.

fergie001:


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That's exactly what someone who is enjoying billions of naira every year from federal allocation would say.

Putting your pocket first before the security of a nation. Disgraceful!

garfield1:


It is better the president alone uses them to witch hunt than for governors to do same.it will be too much for the citizenry to take.eveb the governors have some form of control over the police esp in elections but once they fail in securing their states,they blame it on lack of state policing...

In any case,what we need is community policing or the type of state police that exists in America where each town,settlement or city operates it's own police answerable to the town council led by a mayor and then the state have its own police and the federal have FBI.i think the east has something similar where each town esp anambra has its vigilante service that is answerable to each town union led by the king and the PG.the governor will have little or no control over them except in anambra vigilante service or bakassi boys.i think Nigeria should adopt that method

How will they get paid? No be the same Governor

Una no want competition ba😁, me sha , I no mind to join my state police, but I no go gree join NPF

fergie001:


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When will Nigeria be ripe for state police in 2099?

There is no perfect system in the world. They all developed along the way or over the years .....

Useless country. Full of brainless leaders

nairalanda1:
We are not ripe for state police.

Ultimately, the problem is funding for me. All my other objections, I have dismissed them, even the tribalism and religion one. If state police is going to be tribalistic, they will end up losing investors. Bad news. SO, state police is going to work.

But funding is a big problem. A BIG PROBLEM. States that most cannot pay the current mininum wage, talkless new wage...are now going to fund state police. Okay. Either state starts charging everyone tax...which I know Nigerians don't like, or they take loan, and more loan. (Forget federal funding. ).

We too dey like copy other countries. Yes, USA Has state police, and also USA has a diversifed economy with everyone..almost everyone...paying taxes. Not like Nigeria where most of us do not pay tax. Even the one we pay, can only cover 20% of our income. We are not funding our National police force well enough...we spend less than one tenth what New York CITY (Not the state ) spends to police 200 million people. It's a miracle we have not crashed into anarchy by now. Yet we expect the NPF to perform like NYPD. Na magic thinking be that.

If I suggest we should do things like pay tax, remove subsides to find more money, and so forth, people will abuse me. Yet people are here calling for state police that their state cannot fund. Some will even call for regions to come back so that we can have regional police...it's like people do not know why we have states, and no, it is not because of Gowon. State issues started in the first republic...that is why we ended up with Midwestern region...and we would have even gotten middle belt region if not for the 66 coup.

LIke now, Zamfara state is poor, broke and has a massive kidnapping problem and bandit issue. It needs a state police that is well armed, and has things like drones, aeroplanes, tactical gear, good arms, and specialist commando style police. How is it going to be funded? From the state's brokeass funds. Same for kaduna. Lagos needs a proper urban force...HECK, Lagos needs a police force like the NYPD , with funding of 10 billion dollars or more per annum...otherwise it would be ineffective. Borno, we know. Even Anambra and Enugu need a well funded force...with esn. I haven't mentioned fulani herdsmen issues...you need something like a well armed police force AND a well armed specialist SPESTNAZ (google it) type force. Otherwise, wahala go start.

I tell you, unless we are ready to make some tough sacrfices, instead of expecting oil money to cover everything....we can't have state police. God knows, I wish it was otherwise. We never even adequately fund our own police force self...with wretched housing on top.

Are we all ready to pay half our income, including people in villages, and poor city dwellers...in tax, to ensure that we get a well functioning state police. And please, that thing called security vote....e no fit fund am.

Den I believe they should hire more civil defence officers and trained them on special weapons and tactics

But ripe for state and local problem

He didn't even highlight the reasons Nigeria wasn't ready for it. Useless and illiterate people.

All they know is collect ęgunję from governors and pocket it. Whenever the men of the underworld strike, they'd be saying their vehicles don't have fuel to reach the location

I expected them to resist this because we all know why

Was South West ripe for Amotekun?

State police will create more avenue for state governor to misbehave, the same way they mess up state electorial commission, tho it will create more employment opportunity but it won't curb the challenges we are facing, my opinion.

And your police are already overwhelmed

O de ni kuuru fun Oro buruku to soun lenu yen

Yes I support. We are not yet ready.

State police with all this nepotism and tribalism?

Hezzyluv:
Police NP don't want subsidiary atall.

They frowned at Civil Defense but it amout to efforts in futility. Na so them frustrated peace Corps sotey the thin died. Now, na state police be their wahala.

These politicians called police men aren't serious, go to interior parts of states you will never see a police man anywhere around but that will be sorted out by state police but they will never agree you know why? Funding for federal police which he controls will plummet and attention will go to the state police.

State police has come to stay, the NPF will loose their relevance soon, and will be less effective just like how Boys scout has become the things of the past in the present day Nigeria .

nairalanda1:
We are not ripe for state police.

Ultimately, the problem is funding for me. .

Where do you work - public sector or private sector?

DMerciful:
People who have been disturbing Nigeria with restructuring for years! Perhaps, it was all pretense!

Hypocritical lots
They are the problem of this country
After Tinubu, they will start chorusing restructuring, regionalism, state police like mad men

Hezzyluv:
Police NP don't want subsidiary atall.

They frowned at Civil Defense but it amout to efforts in futility. Na so them frustrated peace Corps sotey the thin died. Now, na state police be their wahala.

Till tomorrow, civil defense can NEVER EVER be a match to the NIGERIA POLICE FORCE.
civil defense is still a voluntary organisation

DeepSight:


Where do you work - public sector or private sector?

Where do you work...public or private sector?

I think our judiciary is robust enough to entertain state police...this is his opinion, but the truth is, state police is necessary, it's a function of necessity.

Lives are being lost.

Ododo police will never allow anyone arrest GYB for the next 8years

Supported! Just imagine state police in the hands of people like Yahaya Bello.

franchasofficia:
He is scared of losing his feeding bottle, criminals occupying critical positions.

Anyway, it is not his responsibility to decide for Nigerians.

Unless he is speaking the mind of Lagos Landlord sha

You've forgotten that the Lagos landlord is an advocate of State Police?

fergie001:


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Selfish statement!! We need state police now!!

I fully agree with him!

IG IS 1000% CORRECT.
YOU NEED A SOCIETY WITH SANE CITIZENS,WHO ARE WELL FED AND CIVILIZED TO DO STATE POLICE.
NAIJA PPL ARE NOT CIVILIZED,COMMON PPL JOIN SOLDIER OR POLICE WORK, HE GO DEY THREATEN CIVILIANS INSTEAD OF PROTRECTING THEM AND ENFORCING THE LAW.

The death knell has been sounded for the state police, these guys (politicians) are just playing and toying with the emotions of people

nairalanda1:
We are not ripe for state police.

Ultimately, the problem is funding for me. All my other objections, I have dismissed them, even the tribalism and religion one. If state police is going to be tribalistic, they will end up losing investors. Bad news. SO, state police is going to work.

But funding is a big problem. A BIG PROBLEM. States that most cannot pay the current mininum wage, talkless new wage...are now going to fund state police. Okay. Either state starts charging everyone tax...which I know Nigerians don't like, or they take loan, and more loan. (Forget federal funding. ).

We too dey like copy other countries. Yes, USA Has state police, and also USA has a diversifed economy with everyone..almost everyone...paying taxes. Not like Nigeria where most of us do not pay tax. Even the one we pay, can only cover 20% of our income. We are not funding our National police force well enough...we spend less than one tenth what New York CITY (Not the state ) spends to police 200 million people. It's a miracle we have not crashed into anarchy by now. Yet we expect the NPF to perform like NYPD. Na magic thinking be that.

If I suggest we should do things like pay tax, remove subsides to find more money, and so forth, people will abuse me. Yet people are here calling for state police that their state cannot fund. Some will even call for regions to come back so that we can have regional police...it's like people do not know why we have states, and no, it is not because of Gowon. State issues started in the first republic...that is why we ended up with Midwestern region...and we would have even gotten middle belt region if not for the 66 coup.

LIke now, Zamfara state is poor, broke and has a massive kidnapping problem and bandit issue. It needs a state police that is well armed, and has things like drones, aeroplanes, tactical gear, good arms, and specialist commando style police. How is it going to be funded? From the state's brokeass funds. Same for kaduna. Lagos needs a proper urban force...HECK, Lagos needs a police force like the NYPD , with funding of 10 billion dollars or more per annum...otherwise it would be ineffective. Borno, we know. Even Anambra and Enugu need a well funded force...with esn. I haven't mentioned fulani herdsmen issues...you need something like a well armed police force AND a well armed specialist SPESTNAZ (google it) type force. Otherwise, wahala go start.

I tell you, unless we are ready to make some tough sacrfices, instead of expecting oil money to cover everything....we can't have state police. God knows, I wish it was otherwise. We never even adequately fund our own police force self...with wretched housing on top.

Are we all ready to pay half our income, including people in villages, and poor city dwellers...in tax, to ensure that we get a well functioning state police. And please, that thing called security vote....e no fit fund am.

You made some very valid points.

With the action of the Kogi State governor it's an understandable position to take. I can imagine a case where elected governors shield criminal elements or intimidate opposition with the state police