The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has formally submitted a comprehensive framework for the establishment of state police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, signaling a key step toward decentralizing policing in Nigeria.
The submission took place on Thursday at Senator Jibrin’s office in the National Assembly, Abuja. Jibrin also chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
According to a statement from the Deputy Senate President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the 75-page document was handed over on behalf of the IGP by Olu Ogunsakin, chairman of the Nigeria Police Force committee on state policing.
Titled “A Comprehensive Framework for the Establishment, Governance and Coordination of Federal and State Police,” the report details the proposed operational structure, governance mechanisms, and coordination strategies for state policing in Nigeria.
Disu highlighted that the framework incorporates extensive consultations, professional insights, and strategic recommendations from the Force, carefully weighing the operational, legal, and administrative implications of introducing state-level policing.
“This report reflects the considered views and expertise of the Nigeria Police Force, aimed at strengthening security through a decentralized and well-coordinated policing system,” he said.
