State police excites Kaduna governor

The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has expressed optimism about the creation of state police, saying the problem of insecurity in Nigeria would be solved.

The Nigerian Senate passed a constitutional amendment bill establishing state police to operate concurrently with the existing federal structure.

Speaking during a live interview on Channels TV, the governor said that at the initial stage, many people were opposed to the idea of the creation of the state police, but today many of them have supported the idea.

Answering a question about who to hold accountable between the governor, the commissioner or the federal government, if the idea of the state police failed, he said he was optimistic that the state police would address the problem of insecurity in Nigeria.

According to Uba, “Honestly speaking, I’m very optimistic about it. It (state police) is going to be successful. That was my thinking in 2020; I still believe it right now. Many people who were opposed to it at the beginning are now supporting it.”

Uba revealed that lawmakers such as Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, who opposed the idea when it was raised in 2020, are now supporting it, adding that “Because they have sat down, and they have seen that things are changing.”

He advised Nigerians not to be sceptical about something we have not tested.