From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna
The Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has made a strong case for the establishment of state police in the country to provide the needed security at the grassroots.
The Governor made this known when he received the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), led by David Kolade Alabi on a courtesy at the Government House, Minna.
According to him, “Time has come for the State Police to be established especially as the Federal Police are being faced with inadequate manpower and other logistical challenges. Now I strongly believe state policing is necessary because we have to take the security down to the lowest level as the Federal Police cannot do it all”.
He said that it is time to allow for state police that will grow from the bottom-up so that there will be presence of security personnel even at the unit, adding that, “when that is done, we will get some peace and more so, the police will be employed from the communities where they know everyone”.
He challenged the leadership of National ALGON to ensure that all LGAs chairmen provide robust local government administration because of their proximity to the people.
