Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police opposes creation of State Police, says State governors will use it for political gains, abuse of human rights
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, has opposed the establishment of State Police, saying the country was not ripe for it. He stated this during a one-day dialogue on state policing, themed, ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’ on Monday. Egbetokun stated that the establishment of state Police would exacerbate ethnic tension, […]
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