Nigeria ripe for state police, says Akeredolu

The Ondo State Governor,  Mr Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday said Nigeria was ready for state police as part of solutions to insecurity in the country.

The governor noted that the protection of lives and property of the people must take a major priority, adding that it was one of the reasons he was elected to the office.

Akeredolu spoke in Akure during the visit of some All Progressives Congress lawmakers,  South-West caucus in the House of Representatives.

The governor said part of the move to secure Ondo State and South-West in general led to the creation of Amotekun Corps.

He said:”The most important thing you have said is that we have to think about our people first and in doing that, we have to make a declaration. We felt convinced that we cannot have a situation where a first class Oba is killed, a deputy registrar killed, the chief of staff’s wife is kidnapped. It’s one of the things that led us to create Amotekun.

“If we have the state police, we may not need Amotekun. It will be a great fight for our people.  We must stand together. I commend the Governor of Kano State who said cows should not he moved to the south again for grazing.”

The lawmakers commend Akeredolu for his fight against criminality in the South-West.

The representatives of the caucus, Mr Femi Fakeye (Osun), Dolapo (Lagos) and Mayowa Akinfolarin (Ondo) insisted that the cultural differences of the various ethnicities in the country must be respected.

Fakeye who led the delegation said they were in support of any legitimate step to flush out criminals in the South-West.