*As Former IGPs Raise Concerns, Submit Recommendations
THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, said the committee that developed the framework for the proposed State Police studied the Indian, American and Pakistani models before submitting its recommendations.
Disu urged Police personnel to actively participate in shaping the national conversation on the proposed establishment through informed engagement, objective analysis and public enlightenment.
Speaking on Thursday, August 6, a one-day workshop on State Police, organised by the Nigeria Police Institute at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre, Abuja, Disu, livestreamed by the Police spokesperson for New Media, Ali Giwa, described the workshop as a timely platform for critical reflection on one of Nigeria’s most significant security policy debates, stressing the need for Police personnel to be well-informed as discussions on the proposed reform continue across the country.
“As discussions on the creation of State Police continue to gain momentum across the country, members of the Nigeria Police Force must remain well-informed and contribute constructively to the ongoing discourse.
“The workshop provides an opportunity for participants to examine the implications of State Police, raise pertinent questions, address legitimate concerns and make meaningful contributions that would enrich national policy discussions on policing and internal security.
“A lot of comparative analysis has been done. We have taken time to study nations where they have state police- India, America and even Pakistan- and how things work there.”
He added: “The governors have already set up their committees. They have concluded. We started late. We caught up with them, and I’m happy to say our work is what they are deliberating on today.
“I think it took us 17 days only to come up with a framework that has become the genesis of what everybody is working on today. And we still need to put some finishing touches to it.”
The IGP stated that his predecessors in office had reviewed the document and offered recommendations to improve it, adding: “Retired Inspectors General of Police have visited me and they have shown their concern. We have deliberated. They have put in their contributions into this as well.
“You have the opportunity to help us look at it so that every important detail that will be needed is inputted into it.”
He stated that the former Police chiefs raised concerns about the framework and submitted recommendations to strengthen the model before it is finalised
