Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has described state police as a non-negotiable entity that Nigeria must establish. The former president said state police was widely accepted by the delegates at the 2014 Confab. “We can only end kidnapping and other forms of insecurity through the creation of state police,”
TheMediaGood Newspaper can report that Goodluck Jonathan, who was president from 2010-2015, affirmed that the conversation must shift to the prevention of abuse by governors. He stated this on Monday at the ongoing dialogue on state police organized by the House of Representatives. He said most times governors abuse institutions, however, the challenges are not sufficient to stop the creation of state police.
Mr Jonathan’s stance contradicts the position of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, who opposed the establishment of state police.
Earlier, in his opening remarks, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Ben Kalu argued that the current security situation in Nigeria requires a multilayer approach to insecurity. He stated that over N5 billion has been paid in ransoms to kidnappers, a figure that starkly exposes the alarming growth of this criminal enterprise in the country.