Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has stated that 36 state governments have submitted their reports on the creation of state police to the National Economic Council (NEC).
Sani made the statement in Abuja on Thursday after the NEC meeting, which was presided over by Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
He mentioned that many states support the plan to establish state police, emphasizing that nearly every state faces security challenges.
The Kaduna governor also noted that the police, the army, and other relevant security agencies lack enough personnel to cover all the states.
“That is the reason why most of us agreed that the establishment of state police in Nigeria is the way forward to address the problem of insecurity in the country,” he said.
“So, today one of the topics of discussion at the NEC meeting is the update on the creation of the state police.”
“And I can say here that from what is available, virtually most of the states are in agreement with the establishment of state police in Nigeria.”
Sani further mentioned that the council decided to defer the discussion on state police until the next NEC meeting in January 2025.
“The council decided to step down the discussion until the next council meeting, because we need to come up with a report from the secretariat,” he said.
“There will be further stakeholder engagement after the panel and deliberation by the members of the NEC.”
During the NEC meeting on September 4, Kwara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Adamawa, and the FCT were given an ultimatum to submit their reports on the creation of state police by September 9.
