The latest killings by suspected armed herders in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State and Tse Yange, a Tiv-dominated community in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has brought back the debate on state police.
While suspected herders are on rampage in Benue State – Middle belt, the Northeast has been a theatre for bandits and terrorists who have continued to operate despite military interventions.
Insecurity in Nigeria’s Northern region has been primarily linked to banditry, cattle rustling, and farmer-herder clashes which has led to a widespread displacement, violence, and disruption of essential services.
There has been much clamour on the need to launch state police in Nigeria.
Speaking at an event in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, said the establishment of state police is no longer optional but a “national imperative” necessitated by the country’s deepening security challenges.
STATE POLICE TOPS DISCUSSION AS INSECURITY RAVAGES NIGERIA
