A former Kano Governor Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has expressed fears the proposed state police could aggravate political hooliganism if not properly implemented.
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He spoke on a Kano-based Arewa Radio, expressing concerns about the spate of lingering political violence across many States.
“Most atrocities are sponsored and promoted by politicians,” he said.
Shekarau’s concerns are coming after the Presidency and all 36 Governors as well as other stakeholders unanimously agreed on the creation of state police over incessant security challenges across the country.
Although, he expressed his support for the creation of state police, Shekarau advised the Federal Government not to allow the proposed state police carry firearms.
According to him, the decentralised police should be tailored around the model of the Kano State Hisbah Board, which was used to address cases of social vices during his tenure as Governor.
While commenting on the Federal Government’s student loan policy, Senator Shekarau, a former Minister of Education, said the conditions of the policy were too harsh for an average Nigerian student.
According to him, the students are expected to provide sureties with a certain unrealistic amount of deposits in their bank account.
He stated that conditions among others will make it difficult for an overriding majority of Nigerian students to access the loan.
He appealed to the Federal Government to review and expunge some of the harsh conditions in the bill to enable more Nigerian students get access to the support.
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