Some govs’ll use state police to oppress political opponents — Falana

The legal luminary said there must be proper guarantees under the law to prevent situations where governors use police apparatus to intimidate and oppress political opponents. According to him, policing has been decentralized in the country as residential estates and communities have private security outfits, with personnel armed with different weapons guarding inhabitants of such communities.

“Unfortunately, our governors have allowed the Nigeria Police Force to become the Federal Government Police Force hence the demand for state police. “Under Section 216 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic cannot appoint or remove an Inspector General of Police without consulting the Nigeria Police Council,' he added. Falana said though there are other regular security council meetings in the country, the Nigeria Police Council has not been meeting.

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