Amid unabated challenges of insecurity facing the country, Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa (APC Niger East) has re – echoed the call for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria .
Senator Sani Musa,who made the call in a personally signed statement in Abuja on Monday, also called for massive recruitment of officers and men into the existing federal Police .
According to him, the spate of multiple crimes like banditry , kidnappings etc across the country, requires urgent re – engineering of the nation’s security architecture the long term of which should be establishment of State Police.
He said: “All the tiers of government and Nigerians must recognize the fact that security is essential for the survival and flourishing of any society, hence it has become imperative that all hands must be on deck to make it possible that it involves the protection of individuals, communities, and the entire nation against dangers and attacks.
“The issue of insecurity in Nigeria has become something of grave concern to me and all well-meaning Nigerians, most of whom continue to wonder how the country arrived at such a dastardly situation where no one is safe; and worse still, rather than abate, the problem is escalating and now totally out of control.
“I have repeatedly spoken and issued statements on this very disturbing issue, especially as it it affects my state, Niger, its neighbouring states and other parts of the country.
” The state of insecurity in Nigeria caused by multiple crimes, banditry and spate of kidnappings, massive killing as well as wanton destruction of property has become a recurring phenomenon that threatens the well-being of its citizens.
“I am specifically calling for the re-engineering of our nation’s security architecture since it is not working. Calling for the reconsideration of State Police and massive recruitment of men, new tactics in intelligence gathering.”