We need state police to solve insecurity –Ganduje, Kano dep gov
Do you think there is the need for a state police?
Yes I will vote for state police because we don’t have enough policemen to man everywhere. For the policemen we have now especially those not from their respective states are not used to the culture, custom and nooks and crannies of the states and therefore they would find it very difficult to cope with the insecurity situation on our hands now. I know people would say if you have a state police, it could be manipulated by the states governors, that it could be used to harass opponents from other political parties. But as a democrat, I think we have passed that stage at the moment. We should be able to give all other political parties a level playing ground without intimidation. And also there is the fear that if we have state police, some part of the country would be cut off with state police. But I think Nigeria is so complicated for that to happen at the moment. So I believe if given the chance, I will go for a state police. The number of the police we are having now is too small compared with the challenges we are faced with currently. Even in advanced countries, go and find out the ratio between the police and members of the public. You will find out that the disparity is too much in Nigeria. The only way we can bridge that is by allowing the states to have their own police. If we do that, then we would be in a better position to tackle the insecurity in our hands. And of course the monies being voted for the police now can be redistributed to the states to cater for their own police.
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