LAGOS ASSEMBLY KICKS AGAINST IGP’S STANCE ON STATE POLICE

The Lagos house of assembly has stated that the creation of the state police is the panacea to solving the challenge of insecurity in the country.

The speaker of the house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, during the plenary session noted that the stance of the inspector general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on state police is unacceptable.

Recall that the inspector general of police while speaking in Abuja at a national dialogue organised by the house of representatives in April, had earlier said Nigeria is not mature enough for state police.

“It is the submission of the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force that Nigeria is yet to mature for the establishment of state-controlled police,” Egbetokun had said.