Equivocal trajectory of state policing In Nigeria
BY- EGUNGWU CHUKWUKA BENJAMIN A s we all know, anything that have an advantage also has disadvantage. State policing has become one of the most controversial topics still under deliberation by Nigeria’s law makers. The bill which was proposed by Honourable Benjamin Kalu and other 15 law makers has been passed for a second reading at the House of Representatives. When talking about state policing, what comes into everyone’s mind is that ‘system of policing , whereby the police force are under state authority or control, unlike the federal policing whereby the system is centralised. Power for final decision making is mostly vested on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), who is the most senior officer in the force. The intention towards the bill is to aid in combating insecurity in the country, which has brought fear in the mind of the citizens. The upsurge in cases of kidnapping, banditry, armed robberies and other social vices led to different geopolitical zones in th...