IGP Disu Presents State Police Proposal to Senate

As part of continued moves to decentralise law enforcement across Nigeria, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu has presented a detailed proposal for the creation of state police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin.

The framework was presented on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja, to Senator Barau, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the 75-page document was submitted on behalf of the IGP by Professor Olu Ogunsakin, chairman of the Nigeria Police Force committee tasked with examining modalities for the establishment of state police.

Titled ‘A Comprehensive Framework for the Establishment, Governance and Coordination of Federal and State Police’, the report outlines the proposed operational structure and coordination mechanisms for state policing in the country.

Speaking on the submission, the IGP said the document reflected the professional insights and strategic recommendations of the Nigeria Police Force following extensive consultations and assessments of the operational, legal and administrative implications of instituting state police.

‘The report covers the considered views, professional insights and strategic recommendations of the Force, derived from extensive consultations and a careful assessment of the operational, legal and administrative implications of instituting state police in Nigeria’, he said.

Disu expressed optimism that the framework would contribute meaningfully to ongoing constitutional review deliberations and support informed and pragmatic decisions on Nigeria’s security architecture.

He added that the report was forwarded as the Nigeria Police Force’s official input to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

In his response, the deputy Senate President commended the IGP for what he described as proactive engagement on the issue, noting that the move aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to strengthen national security.

Barau assured that the committee would examine the framework alongside other memoranda submitted for consideration as part of the ongoing constitutional amendment process.