State police in Nigeria is just a mirage, says Shehu Sani

Innocent Raphael

A former Kaduna Senator and lawmaker, Shehu Sani, on Monday, declared that the idea of allowing the establishment of state police in the country could be a recipe for anarchy.

According to him, the idea that state police would solve all the security problems in the country is a mirage.

The former senator on its official X handle (former Twitter) stated this amid the rising calls from some quarters for the establishment of special police units controlled by each state of the federation, known as State Police.

He wrote: “The idea that State Police will solve all the security problems in the Country is a mirage. What magic can the state police perform that the military, police and civil defence couldn’t? The State police will simply be an armed wing of the ruling party of each state. Its a recipe for anarchy.”

Recall that several reports had suggested that the Federal Government had hinted about the likelihood of embracing the approval to establish State Policing. A development followed an emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu and state governors at the Aso Rock Villa last Thursday.

The meeting was sequel to a public outcry over the recent hike in food prices, economic hardship, and series of crime cases recorded nationwide.

However, the former lawmaker expressed worry that state police will be an armed wing of the ruling party of each state and may not perform the actual function they would be established for.