Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his call for the establishment of the state police to improve the deteriorating security crisis in the country.
Atiku, who reacted to the clamour on his X account, said state police in the local government and the states will handle the hydra-headed security challenges facing Nigeria.
He called for the speeding up of the processes of establishing state police as well as the necessary constitutional processes.
The former vice president explained that due to the security challenges Nigeria is gradually becoming a killing field given the operations of bandits, kidnappers, and armed robbers.
According to the former vice president, “We have to prioritise security and speed up the process of a constitutional amendment that will introduce state police so that states and local authorities can deploy mechanisms that best suit their environment in tackling this hydra-headed insecurity in our land.”
Atiku further lamented the insecurity in Nigeria, saying, “It is saddening that Nigeria has become a killing field. Thursday’s killing of scores of persons, including the village head, and abduction of an unspecified number of people by suspected bandits in Madaka, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, is yet another confirmation that contrary to assurances, insecurity continues to be rife in our country.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the bereaved and the government and people of Niger State,” he stated.
