The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has inaugurated a committee on State Policing, describing it as a significant step towards strengthening Nigeria’s internal security architecture and improving community-based policing across the country.
The committee, chaired by Prof Olu Ogunsakin, is tasked with developing a workable framework for state policing in Nigeria without undermining the country’s national security structure. The committee’s responsibilities include reviewing existing policing models, assessing community security needs, identifying potential risks, and proposing an operational structure for the establishment and coordination of state police systems.
Disu stated that the proposed state policing framework will not diminish the role of the federal police, but rather enhance efficiency by allowing the federal police to concentrate on complex and transnational crimes. He urged committee members to carry out their assignment with diligence, professionalism, and patriotism, noting that the expectations of Nigerians are high.
The committee members include CP Bode Ojajuni as Secretary, DCP Okebuchi Agora, DCP Suleyman Guma, ACP Ikechukwu Okafor, CSP Tolulope Ipimisho, and CP Emmanuel Ojukwu (RTD).
