A retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ambrose Aisabor, has said adopting state police is non-negotiable.
According to him, the clamour for state police raged over the failure of the federal police.
The discussion on state police has been revived recently with President Bola Tinubu and state governors supporting it.
Report quoted Aisabor as saying the new dynamics in security have made state police imperative.
He said, “The argument is that state governors will misuse the outfit. Is the federal government not presently misusing the federal police? So many civilized countries are practicing multilevel policing. There are always safeguards for checks and balances. When you look at what we are having now, most of the police requirements are already being borne by the various state governments.
“Apart from salaries and allowances which the federal government is responsible for, other logistics needs of the police are being handled by governors.”
