State Police: IGP Submits Framework To Senate

The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has submitted a framework for the establishment of State Police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, as part of efforts to decentralise policing in the country.

The IGP presented the framework to Senator Barau, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, at the senator’s office in the National Assembly, Abuja, on Thursday.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the 75-page framework was submitted on behalf of the IGP by Professor Olu Ogunsakin, Chairman of the committee set up by the Nigeria Police Force to examine the modalities for establishing State Police in Nigeria.

Titled “A Comprehensive Framework for the Establishment, Governance and Coordination of Federal and State Police,” the document outlines the proposed modus operandi for the State Police.

The IGP said, “The report covers the considered views, professional insights, and strategic recommendations of the Force, derived from extensive consultations and a careful assessment of the operational, legal, and administrative implications of instituting State Police in Nigeria. It is our expectation that the contents of this report will meaningfully contribute to ongoing deliberations and assist in shaping informed, balanced, and pragmatic decisions on this critical aspect of national security architecture.”

He added that the report was forwarded to the Chairman and the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution as the Nigeria Police Force’s official input on the subject.

Responding, the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibril, commended the IGP for his proactive approach to establishing State Police in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to strengthen national security.

He stated that the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, under his chairmanship, will examine the framework along with other submitted memoranda as part of the ongoing review of the country’s constitution.