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General News of Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Source: legit.ng

Obasanjo finally backs state police, says Amotekun won't be necessary

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Following the numerous calls for state police in the country, Olusegun Obasanjo has finally seen reason to accept change in the policing system of Nigeria.

The former president consequently declared that the country is ripe for such a change.

Punch reports that Obasanjo disclosed this on Sunday, January 31, during a virtual interview hosted by a historian and columnist, Toyin Falola.

He said: “Why can’t we now have state police? I have been to a country like Colombia, in the last five years, at least a dozen times. They did exactly what we did. They moved from local and state police to national police. But now, they have gone back to state police or provincial police. Why can’t we do that? If we do that, there will be no need for Amotekun.

“The Federal Government can have mobile police and station them in strategic places, and only deploy when the state governor requires for it."