IGP Forwards 75-Page State Police Framework to Senate for Constitutional Review

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has formally submitted a comprehensive framework for the establishment of state police to the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, as part of ongoing efforts to decentralise policing across Nigeria.

The document was presented at the National Assembly in Abuja to Senator Jibrin, who also chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the 75-page report was submitted on behalf of the IGP by the chairman of the police committee on state policing, Olu Ogunsakin.

The framework, the IGP explained, encapsulates the Nigeria Police Force’s professional insights, strategic recommendations, and considered views on the creation of state police. It is the outcome of extensive consultations and a detailed assessment of the operational, legal, and administrative implications of decentralising policing in the country.

Disu noted that the report was forwarded to the constitutional review committee as the Force’s official contribution to the ongoing discourse on restructuring Nigeria’s policing architecture.

In his response, Senator Jibrin commended the IGP for what he described as a proactive step toward strengthening national security. He said the submission aligns with the security agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Deputy Senate President assured that the committee would thoroughly examine the framework alongside other memoranda received as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, aimed at addressing critical governance and security challenges in the country.