President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to begin constitutional amendments that would provide a legal basis for the creation of state police, citing rising insecurity across Nigeria.
Speaking on Wednesday at an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the President said decentralised policing had become necessary to confront terrorism, banditry and insurgency. His remarks were disclosed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
“We are facing terrorism, banditry and insurgency. But we will never fail to make the right response to these challenges,” Tinubu said. “What I will ask for tonight is for you (Senators) to start thinking about how best to amend the Constitution to incorporate state police for us to secure our country, take over our forests from marauders and free our children from fear.”
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The President said state police would complement federal security agencies by strengthening community-based and intelligence-driven policing, allowing quicker responses to local threats.
Tinubu also praised cooperation between the executive and the National Assembly, describing unity as essential to tackling insecurity. He thanked senators for backing key reforms, including fuel subsidy removal and tax changes, which he said were difficult but necessary to curb corruption.
In response, Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended the President’s leadership and said the reforms had increased revenue allocations to states, enabling more infrastructure development. He offered prayers for national peace and prosperity.
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