A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has lauded President Bola Tinubu for supporting the call for creation of state police.
President Bola Tinubu said the creation of a decentralised police force has become inevitable while receiving a delegation of prominent citizens from Katsina State led by Gov. Dikko Radda at the presidential villa in Abuja.
President of the CSO, Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, made the commendation in an interview with NAN in Abuja yesterday.
Nnam who described President Tinubu as a visionary leader, said that state police was key to surmounting insecurity in the country.
He expressed optimism in the capacity of Tinubu to rescue the country from the doldrums of insecurity with the creation of state police.
Nnam called on all Nigerians to support Tinubu’s reforms, especially in the area of security for a progressive and stable Nigeria.
“President Tinubu is a very knowledgeable leader, he understands that only indigenous policing otherwise called state police can tackle insecurity at the state levels.
“We will support the President and any state governor that buys into this great idea of the president to permanently end insecurity in Nigeria,” he said.
Nnam, who decried the politicisation of proposed state police, said the deplorable state of security in some states made the creation imperative.
According to him, deployment of security personnel that understand the terrain and the peculiar culture of the people will enhance the network at the grassroots.
Nnam also commended the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for unveiling a plan to arm selected private security companies and licence private firefighting services.
He said such reforms were very critical and in accordance with President Tinubu ‘s strategy in surmounting insecurity in the country.
He said that while many of the proposals would require legislative approval, they are aimed at strengthening national security and modernising emergency response.