State police: In need of a grassroots backbone, By Bolutife Oluwadele

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Nigeria is advancing the policy discussion on establishing state police as a means to address diverse regional security challenges such as banditry and communal violence. The centralised security system is viewed as overstretched and insufficiently responsive to local threats, prompting a push towards decentralized security.

Nigeria’s march toward state police is no longer a fringe idea in constitutional debate. It is fast becoming a mainstream policy response to a security system widely seen as overstretched, centralised, and too distant from the varied threats confronting different parts of the country. From banditry in the North-West to communal violence in the Middle […] The post State police: In need of a grassroots backbone, By Bolutife Oluwadele appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.