Monday Ubani
February 16, 2024
A human rights lawyer Monday Ubani is of the opinion that the country should not rush the creation of state police but make it optional.
Ubani called for caution and also proffered a solution to fears of abuse by governors if state police is created.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu and governors met on Thursday and considered the creation of state police to help in the fight against insecurity.
But the lawyer said, “My answer to that is that we must try as much as possible to make the law to be very robust. What do I mean by that? We must create a system in which we state what constitutes an abuse by the state agencies. If there is any likelihood of abuse in any place we have allowed for the policing system, then this and this will apply,” he said on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
“That is very important because any state that wants to run a state policing system must have the requisite funding, make sure that we have the requisite number of police and all the things that they require in terms of kitting, welfare, and all the instruments they will use in order to ensure effective policing system in the various states will be made available.”
