The Senate has
called for the decentralization of the Nigeria Police Force.
This was contained
in the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Nigeria security,
considered and approved at plenary on Tuesday.
The committee,
inaugurated on January 29, was chaired by Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC
Kebbi.)
Senate spokesperson,
Ajibola Basiru, disclosed that the report urged the executive to direct the
Ministry of Police Affairs and the Inspector General of Police to “decentralise
the police command structure with operational and budgetary powers” vested in
the zonal commands.
Senate advised the
federal government to set up zonal security advisory committees at each Zonal
command to advise on the security challenges facing each zone.
Composition of the
zonal advisory council as proposed include; Governors in the Zone; Zonal AIG of
Police, State Commissioners of Police; State Directors of the Department of
State Service; Zonal Immigration Officers; Zonal Customs Officers; and
Representative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Other are
Representative of the Nigeria Correctional Service; Chairmen of State
Traditional Rulers Council; Faith-based leaders; Civil Society Representatives
in the Zone; Representative of federal lawmakers, business community, Labour
and other persons deemed relevant.
Recommendations were
also made for the expansion of the State Security Council and constitution of
Area Command, Local Government and Ward Level Advisory Councils.
Senate also demanded
that state assemblies make necessary laws to legalize community policing even
at the Local Government level.
The Red Chamber
further called on State Governors to fund community policing from grants
appropriated to each local government.
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