The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has inaugurated a committee on state policing, giving it 4 weeks to submit its report as part of efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture.
The IGP described the initiative as a crucial step toward strengthening national security and deepening community-based policing across the country.
Speaking during an inaugural conference with strategic police managers in Abuja, Disu said his administration would maintain zero tolerance for misconduct, corruption, abuse of power, and partisanship, stressing that no police officer is above the law.
According to him, the assignment given to the committee is timely considering Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. He explained that members are expected to develop a workable framework for state policing that will complement the national security structure without undermining the authority of the Federal Government.
The police chief further disclosed that the committee would review policing models both within and outside Nigeria, assess local security realities, and propose operational structures covering recruitment, training, funding, and accountability mechanisms aimed at enhancing professionalism and public confidence in the police.
Disu reassured officers of the Nigeria Police Force that the proposed state policing arrangement would not weaken the constitutional mandate of the federal police, noting that the Force would continue to handle national and transnational crimes.
He emphasized that the reform process is designed to improve efficiency, responsiveness, and collaboration between security agencies and local communities nationwide.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
