{"id":2856,"date":"2026-03-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2856"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:16:05","slug":"tunji-disu-sets-up-committee-on-establishment-of-state-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2856","title":{"rendered":"Tunji Disu sets up committee on establishment of state police"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tunji Disu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has inaugurated a seven-member steering committee on the establishment of state police in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee, which will be led by Olu Ogunsakin, a professor of police studies, was inaugurated on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wizkid - Bad Girl (Audio) ft. 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The task before this committee is both significant and timely as it speaks to our reflective demand to strengthen Nigeria\u2019s security,\u201d he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe committee we are inaugurating today has a critical responsibility. Your work will help shape the framework through which state policing may operate in Nigeria in a manner that strengthens, rather than fragments, our national security system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn carrying out this assignment, your deliberations must be guided by professionalism, objectivity, and a clear appreciation of the unique complexities of policing a diverse nation such as ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmong other responsibilities, the Committee is expected to: review existing policing models within and outside Nigeria; assess community security needs and emerging risks across the country; propose an operational framework for the establishment and coordination of State Police structures; address issues relating to recruitment, training, standards, and resource allocation; develop robust accountability and oversight mechanisms to ensure professionalism and public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf thoughtfully designed and effectively implemented, State Policing holds significant potential benefits for our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy bringing law enforcement closer to communities, state police institutions can deepen local knowledge of security dynamics and enable quicker and more targeted responses to emerging threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other members of the committee are Bode Ojajuni (secretary), Okebechi Agora, Suleyman Gulma, Ikechukwu Okafor, Tolulope Ipinmisho, and Emmanuel Ojukwu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On numerous occasions, President Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will create state police as part of the measures to address the country\u2019s insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Tinubu\u00a0asked\u00a0both chambers of the national assembly to amend the 1999 constitution to create a legal framework for the establishment of state police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national assembly has\u00a0commenced\u00a0the process of amending the 1999 constitution to accommodate the establishment of state. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecable.ng\/breaking-disu-sets-up-committee-on-state-police-implementation\/\">(TheCable)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunji Disu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has inaugurated a seven-member steering committee on the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The committee, which will be led by Olu Ogunsakin, a professor of police studies, was inaugurated on Wednesday. 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