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ABUJA, Nigeria – A former senior narcotics officer warns that creating state police could destabilise Nigeria’s security architecture, urging reforms within the existing system instead.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, Former Deputy Commander-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Sule Momodu, describes the proposed state police structure as “a disaster waiting to happen,” as Bola Tinubu pushes for a constitutional amendment to allow states to run their own police forces.
Momodu questions whether Nigeria has fully addressed the root causes of weak policing. “Why are we talking about state police when we have not fixed the issues within the existing system?” he asks.
President Tinubu, while addressing the House of Representatives, urges lawmakers to include safeguards against abuse by governors if state police is approved. But Momodu argues that constitutional tweaks allowing governors clearer operational control over Commissioners of Police would be safer than creating a new force.
He points to poor funding, weak logistics, frequent transfers of police leadership and poor welfare as key problems undermining the Nigeria Police Force. State Police Proposal Risks Chaos – Ex-NDLEA Chief Warns
Momodu congratulates the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, describing him as capable of reforming the Force. He urges immediate implementation of Section 20 of the Police Act to improve salaries and morale and calls for the use of privately funded “spy police” units for VIP protection to ease pressure on federal resources.
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