Nigerian lawmaker kicks against state police
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Yusuf Gagdi has rejected proposed creation of state police in Nigeria, arguing that such a move would worsen insecurity rather than resolve it.
Penpushing reports that Gagdi representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency Plateau state under platform of the ruling All Progressives (APC), explained that his opposition, which he had also voiced on the House floor, is rooted in fears that state governors would deploy state police personnel against political opponents instead of using them for genuine law enforcement
“My position, even on the House floor, is that governors will misuse state police, particularly against political opponents, not to maintain peace and order. Nigeria is not ripe for the proliferation of security agencies’, he argued.
Penpushing further reports that the federal lawmaker emphasised that strengthening and adequately funding existing security institutions, the police, military, State Security Service (SSS), and others would be a more effective solution to insecurity.
The member of House of Representatives, made his position known during a visit to troubled communities in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau, where bandit attacks, kidnappings for ransom, and other criminal activities have become frequent.
Penpushing also reports that the affected communities include Garga, Kukawa, Kyaram, Gyambau, Dungur, and Shuwaka, however, Gagdi urged the federal government and security agencies to intensify clearance operations in forests along the Plateau, Taraba, and Bauchi borders, which have become hideouts for bandits.
The lawmaker explained that his visit to the affected communities was to assess the security situation first-hand and to assure residents of ongoing efforts to restore peace, just as he warned security operatives against compromise and encouraged residents to lawfully defend themselves within the limits of the law.
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