Insecurity: We Need State Police Now – Gani Adams

The Aare-onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has once again reiterated the need for state police, describing it as key content of restructuring.

Adams’ reaction came in response to the statement made by the Chairman of the House of Representative Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, that state police like other issues relating to the review of the constitution, and amendment of the Nigeria Police Act to accommodate state police would take two years.

Giving insight into the urgency of state police amid the rising spate of insecurity, Iba Adams in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, said the spike in the rate of insecurity across the country was a matter of great concern that needed urgent solution.

“We don’t need to wait till eternity before we get state police in Nigeria. State police is a content of restructuring. One of the fundamental duties of the government is to provide security for the citizenry.

“So, we need state police more than anything else for us to take care of the security deficits across the country. Insecurity seems to have defied all measures.

“As far as I am concerned, the two-year constitutional time frame is too much of a time for such a bill to be passed or adopted by both the House of Reps and the Senate.

“We do not need up to that. I do not think that is proper, two years is too much time, I disagree with that, especially, at this time when there’s an emergency.

“Those involved in passing of the state police bill should stop playing politics with people’s lives. They should stop playing politics with issues that are as sensitive as such. Nigeria has lost so much to the spate of insecurity and we are yet to proffer a lasting solution to the challenges”.

He added that the foundational problems of Nigeria could only be addressed with restructuring that was tied to regionalism.

“Restructuring to regionalism will take care of all the burning issues bordering on insecurity, economy and political. And that would be the best solution to the various challenges in the country”, the Yoruba generalissimo said.