Human rights lawyer Monday Ubani has argued that the nation should proceed cautiously in establishing a state police force.
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The former vice-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said this on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
He said: “My answer to that is that we must try as much as possible to make the law to be very robust. What do I mean by that? We must create a system in which we state what constitutes an abuse by the state agencies. If there is any likelihood of abuse in any place we have allowed for the policing system, then this and this will apply.”
Ubani called for caution and also proffered a solution to fears of abuse by governors if state police are created, saying “We must also make it optional.
“That is very important because any state that wants to run a state policing system must have the requisite funding, make sure that we have the requisite number of police and all the things that they require in terms of kitting, welfare, and all the instruments they will use to ensure effective policing system in the various states will be made available.”
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