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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that unless unemployment is tackled, state police may not be the solution of insecurity in Nigeria.
Falana made this statement on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

He was speaking on the recent passage of the contentious State Police Bill by the Nigerian Senate to address insecurity in the country.

“I don’t think we should criminalize politicians, and I don’t want to engage in any conspiracy theory.


“The debates has been on since we started the campaign for restructuring in the country and set out a new phenomenon.

“How do we have more police stations? How do we employ more policemen and women without considering social security? Why are we not talking of creating employment for young people? Why are we not giving assistance to Nigerians that are vulnerable, extremely poor


“And unless you address this problem holistically, creating a state police or local government police will not address the crisis of insecurity in the country,” he said.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/25/why-state-police-may-not-solve-insecurity-in-nigeria-falana

Though he has a point, but State Police will lead to insecurity reducing.

It can't solve but it will reduce insecurity. There will no longer be the issue of arresting foreigners or non locals with AK-47 in the forests and the NSA telling the police they are vigilantes on government payroll guarding the community

It will only decentralise some aspects of police corruption.

This is not about may, it can't for now except if it's going to complicate the security

Not even when the election is coming . Who will give such power to the governors that might be seeking a second term or going to Senate. Expensive mistake that must be avoided

https://www.nairaland.com/8698236/state-policing-currently-nigeria-illusion

Should the status quo now be maintained @ the speaker?

Let the state police starts. If it will work or will not work , we will all see.

January to December, talk criticize condemn abuse degrade ....zero commitment to solve the problem. Most Nigerians wish some of you can just keep your opinion to your belli

State police won't solve zilch.. waste of resources n personnel

adenigga:
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that unless unemployment is tackled, state police may not be the solution of insecurity in Nigeria.
Falana made this statement on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

He was speaking on the recent passage of the contentious State Police Bill by the Nigerian Senate to address insecurity in the country.

“I don’t think we should criminalize politicians, and I don’t want to engage in any conspiracy theory.


“The debates has been on since we started the campaign for restructuring in the country and set out a new phenomenon.

“How do we have more police stations? How do we employ more policemen and women without considering social security? Why are we not talking of creating employment for young people? Why are we not giving assistance to Nigerians that are vulnerable, extremely poor


“And unless you address this problem holistically, creating a state police or local government police will not address the crisis of insecurity in the country,” he said.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/25/why-state-police-may-not-solve-insecurity-in-nigeria-falana

This baba no dey make sense again.

gr8ofnnetwork:
January to December, talk criticize condemn abuse degrade ....zero commitment to solve the problem. Most Nigerians wish some of you can just keep your opinion to your belli

💯 Since I left secondary school 3 decades ago, i have committed to never listen to anybody who only talks about the problem of Nigeria. I have enough dose of that. If you dont have solution or are committed to solving the problem, abeg just keep your lamentation to yaself.

Buccalcavity2:
💯 Since I left secondary school 3 decades ago, i have committed to never listen to anybody who only talks about the problem of Nigeria. I have enough dose of that. If you dont have solution or are committed to solving the problem, abeg just keep your lamentation to yaself.

Exactly. Just Lamentations Lamentations that is all they are good at. Government in and out, year in year out. Okay, contest make we elect you, they are no where to be fund. Okay, take appointment and improve our lives, they will turn it down. They claim to be saints but want the devil to fix the nation. Koleworke. Stale formats from Falana and co

adenigga:
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that unless unemployment is tackled, state police may not be the solution of insecurity in Nigeria.
Falana made this statement on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.[b]“

But part of the requirements for the location of industry, among others, is the provision of a secured and safe environment. Nobody wants to invest in a volatile place. That is part of the reasons why a gold refinery is located in Lagos and not in Zamfara, where there is a huge gold mine. I think the state police should first be implemented while it is fine tuned continuously.

If you check those against state police, 99% of them are those opposed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That is telling enough.

If my below recommendations are not done before implementation of state Police, state Police will fail in improving security in Nigerian states as we all expect. There will be clash of power and interest between the state and federal Police just as we see between army and Police that are not even doing the same job.

1.) Make it compulsory that every Federal Commissioner of Police and all heads of tactical teams and formations under Police command in any Nigerian state must be indigenes of that state where they are posted or working.


2.) Every Commanding Officer of every military cantonment in any state in Nigeria must be an indigene of that state.

3.) Every Director of DSS in every state in Nigeria must be indigene of that state.

4.) Every Civil Defense Corps Boss in any Nigeria state must be an indigene of that state.




I am recommending this to be done first before implementing state Police to avoid sabotage and clash of interest between the State Police and other federal security agencies like Federal Police, Army, and even Civil Defense Corps.


I am making this recommendation based on years of intelligence report on how Fulani herdsmen terrorists and militants operate in every Nigerian state, with locals accusing the Nigerian army of protecting Fulani herdsmen militants after they attack a community.



With my recommendation, both State Police, Federal Police, Civil Defense and Army will work in tandem to secure their state of jurisdiction knowing it is also their indigenous state, so they won't be protecting any group of violent criminals just because they are people from his ethnic divide or religion

Cyberterror:
If you check those against state police, 99% of them are those opposed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That is telling enough.

Because they don't want him to succeed...

The man is right. Now watch as people abuse him.

Cyberterror:
If you check those against state police, 99% of them are those opposed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That is telling enough.

If Peter Obi, atiku or even Sowore were in charge and proposed state police, I would not only criticise it, but I will even laugh at them

Most states, if not all states do not have properly funded schools, roads, etc etc. Thanks to subsidy remvoal, they are paying salaries now, but if the workers should ask for increase, they will struggle to pay for it.

Our economy has been for decades depressed because we rely on selling oil money and using the revenue to import everything, including things we actually could make in this country.

And our National police is poorly funded.

And into this thing, you expect a state to suddenly fund world class police? Not likely.

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/25/why-state-police-may-not-solve-insecurity-in-nigeria-falana

Abeg go Sidon

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Keep quite

nairalanda1:
If Peter Obi, atiku or even Sowore were in charge and proposed state police, I would not only criticise it, but I will even laugh at them

Most states, if not all states do not have properly funded schools, roads, etc etc. Thanks to subsidy remvoal, they are paying salaries now, but if the workers should ask for increase, they will struggle to pay for it.

Our economy has been for decades depressed because we rely on selling oil money and using the revenue to import everything, including things we actually could make in this country.

And our National police is poorly funded.

And into this thing, you expect a state to suddenly fund world class police? Not likely.

That some states may not be able to fund state police doesn’t mean all states won’t be able to..

Amotekun is well funded in SW to a great extent… How do you think they’re able to achieve that?

If states like Osun, Ondo, Ekiti can be funding Amotekun despite small federal allocations, then alot of states should be able to fund state police..

It’s not that deep..

Well.

I fully agree with him. Femi Falana is speaking as a highly experienced and knowledgeable voice on this matter. The root causes of insecurity must be addressed first; otherwise, any other interventions will be a waste of time and resources.

A weapon for election rigging and intimidating opposition. Presidency using federal police, ICPC, EFCC, Courts, LEAs to fight opposition and perpetuate themselves in power, the State governors would use State police to follow suit.

These are people that are loyal to those that love insecurity and closet JIHAD.

Watch as one APC hooleegan will come out to throw stones.

Let it stand at least let dem fight fulani terrorists kidnapping and killing people anyhow

tonesky:
A weapon for election rigging and intimidating opposition. Presidency using federal police, ICPC, EFCC, Courts, LEAs to fight opposition and perpetuate themselves in power, the State governors would use State police to follow suit.

All your fears are fully noted..

Jihadists will be located and terminated legitimately.

Nuff Said

Jomonix:
I fully agree with him. Femi Falana is speaking as a highly experienced and knowledgeable voice on this matter. The root causes of insecurity must be addressed first; otherwise, any other interventions will be a waste of time and resources.

Is he drunk ? I think falana's tea was spiked with kana

It will solve to some extent especially Fulani herdsmen in the south and north central

Some people just like to talk for talking sake.

Won't state policing provide jobs for some people?

Isn't state policing part of a solution?

lawani:
It can't solve but it will reduce insecurity. There will no longer be the issue of arresting foreigners or non locals with AK-47 in the forests and the NSA telling the police they are vigilantes on government payroll guarding the community

the governors will use the state police to suppress oppositions and there political enemies its a move by apc to retain power

They have LAPD and NYPD and all these things in the UK. We can have them in Nigeria too

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/25/why-state-police-may-not-solve-insecurity-in-nigeria-falana

they said Tinubu will never agree on state police for his own benefit, now he has shocked them and they now turn back and start saying state police won’t work . What’s going on here ?

If to say Tinubu did not agree with this state police thing by now they’ll be all over the place shouting .

Omo to lead people no easy oooo