The National Conference Committee on the Devolution of Power yesterday insisted on the centralisation of Police, saying that Nigeria is not ripe for state police, hence, its continued retention in the federal exclusive list.
The former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie, and said decentralising the Nigerian Police at the moment was dangerous because of fear of abuse by various state governments.
Similarly, Mr Bashir Dalhatu from Jigawa State argued that state police might result in interstate wars as criminals could take advantage of moving from state to states committing crimes and claiming membership of the political party in power in the respective states.
Meanwhile, Mr Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) argued that state police is in line with the principles of true federalism, calling on his colleagues to give it the necessary constitutional backing for effective crime control.
However, after series of arguments for and against state police, its advocates failed to convince others in the committee to transfer it to the Concurrent List that would enable States to share power and responsibilities on it with the Federal government.
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