The report of the Committee did not come to us as a surprise. We kicked against State Police Force immediately it was reported by the news media following the resolution of the Nigerian Governors Forum after their last meeting. We took that position, because we thought State Governors will use it to subdue their political opponents. As a matter of fact, the opinion leaders from the north who spoke openly against it did so using our language. So we were not surprise when Northern Governors made a somersault disapproving of it contrary to the resolution of the Nigerian Governors Forum. Please find below our reasons for kicking against it, and our suggestions. It is reproduced from the article will published June 08, 2012.
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF)
"Granted that the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will remain under the control of the Federal Government, we want to warn the leadership and every Nigerian that the prevailing call for State Police is a call for disaster and dictatorship of the State Governors. To ensure security and neutrality in the deployment of Police, NPF should remain under the exclusive control of the Federal Government. We should revert to the three units as they were in the past - regular Police, Highway Patrol, and Mobile Police. This time, we recommend that (1) Mobile Police or “Mopo” should be transformed to the standard of a SWAT TEAM as it is in advanced countries. (2) The Highway Patrol should be merged with Federal Road Safety Corp and the new unit should be called Federal Trouper. The unit should be in charge of security and traffic control on Federal Roads, Government Institutions, NGOs, and Foreign Organizations and Embassies. And (3) the regular Police should remain the only uniform wearing security agency on our streets and public places. Every other uniform wearing security apparatus on our streets and public places should be merged with the regular Police Force, especially those that were established in the last fifteen years."
"On the other hand, with the evolution of true federalism (semi-autonomy for the federating states), State Police would be a welcome development. In that case, Mobile Police (the new SWAT TEAM) and Highway Patrol (Federal Trouper) should remain under the exclusive control of the Federal Government. I repeat, Highway Patrol should be re-introduced and merged with Federal Road Safety Commission to be known as Federal Trouper to manage Federal Institutions, Foreign offices and Institutions, and Federal Highways, while Mobile Police should be transformed into a SWAT TEAM for rapid response assignment nation-wide. But the regular Police should be under the control and command of State Government."
From "Divine Wisdom: Changing the World in Six Months." June 08, 2012
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