Suswam Says State Police Will Worsen Security Situation.
Former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has criticized the
establishment of State Police, declaring that Nigeria would “go down” if
governors had such powers.
He supported the Inspector-General of Police and argued that the
governors will use the outfits to deal with political opponents.
He recalled that the Native Police in the then Northern Nigeria
was disbanded because of its arbitrariness and misuse of power and expressed
fears about where the states could recruit the state policemen from.
Suswam opted for community policing to help local settlements
monitor the movement of people in, and around, their areas and urged the Government to fund the Police Force properly and give them modern tools to
fight crime in the society.
He urged the National Assembly to look at the idea critically and
place national interest above the desires of state governors.
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