Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, says creating state police without constitutionally guaranteed funding could put the proposed security architecture at risk of abuse by governors, private citizens and criminal groups.
Speaking on Thursday at the Arise TV town hall meeting on state police in Abuja, Bamidele said concerns about state police were legitimate and rooted in Nigeria’s policing experience.
Bamidele said accountability and financial independence must be built into the framework to protect the citizens.
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