Legislative action on the constitutional framework required to establish state police will be fast-tracked, the Nigerian Senate has promised.
The development comes amid rising insecurity, banditry, and mass abductions across the country.
Speaking in an interview the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, asserted that the Red Chamber is fully prepared to accelerate the necessary constitutional amendments. The goal is to reshape the nation’s security architecture and provide sub-national governments with localized law enforcement capabilities.
“Very soon. As I earlier told you, the Senate is fully prepared to commence the constitutional processes for the establishment of state police without delay. We will ensure that the necessary legislative stamina is accorded to the establishment of state police, so as to keep Nigerians safe and secure, and drive out rampaging bandits and other social marauders,” the Punch quoted Adaramodu.
The renewed follows the May 15 mass abduction in Oyo State.
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