Reps Commence Public Hearing On Creation of State Police
The public hearing on the creation of state police is commencing today at the House of Representatives.
The hearing will provide Nigerians the opportunity to make input into the State Police Bill currently before the National Assembly.
According to the Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review, who is also the Deputy Speaker, Mr Benjamin Kalu, the bill seeks to improve response time and align policing with international standards.
He said that the country’s current centralised policing system was not in tune with global best practices, hence the urgent need to have state police to enhance security in the country.
“The only way we can achieve this is by unbundling the centralised structure, just as other countries operate municipal and state policing systems,” he said.
The committee chairman urged individuals and groups to participate in the public hearing.
