The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has made it known that state police is now on the table of the presidency and state governors.
Idris stated this on Thursday at a press briefing that followed a meeting between President Bola Tinubu, and the governors centred on nagging issues bordering on high cost of living, insecurity and sundry plaguing the country, held at the State House on the said day.
Recounting what went down at the meeting to media correspondents, Idris said of insecurity: “So the governors and Mr. President have taken this decision that security agencies will collaborate with the state governors to ensure that this ends.
“Mr. President and the governors discussed the possibility of improving the numerical strength of forest rangers.
“There were also discussions on state police. The Federal Government and the state governments are mulling the possibility of setting up state police.
“Of course, this is still going to be further discussed. A lot of work has to be done in that direction.
“Both the Federal Government and the state governments agree on the necessity of having state police.
“This is a significant shift. More work needs to be done in that direction.”
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicly, Ajuri Ngelale, also echoed his principal’s speech at the occasion, saying about state police proposal in a statement he released: ‘’My position at this meeting is that we must move aggressively and establish a committee to look critically at the issues raised, including the possibility of establishing state police.”
