A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has intensified his call for the establishment of state police to contain the wave of insecurity in Nigeria.
George made this call on Friday when he appeared during an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.
He was reacting to the worsening insecurity situation in the country where innocent Nigerians, including women and schoolchildren are kidnapped and others killed in the process.
āFirst of all, what is wrong with establishing state police? We have seen nobody is going to cancel the Federal Police, but policing is local.
āWhen you now turn the boys who live in the same area and legalize their existence to put smiles on the faces of the people, it will be better to manage because they will understand the language of the locals. They know the doās and donāts in their own area. So why are we wasting time?
āI am happy I read something last week after the Arewa Consultative meeting in the North. They met and took a decision that they have agreed to a state police.
āThen the Southwest met with their governors, and the governorsā statement made after that conference is that they also accept having state police.
āWhat are we wasting time for? Because the way it is, you donāt even know who is telling the truth or who is telling the lie,ā he said.
Insecurity: Bode George intensifies call for state police
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