Former Commissioner of Police, Lagos state, Abubakar Tsav has warned state governors against attempts to establish state police to facilitate effective policing of the country. The retired senior police officer issued the warning on Thursday while speaking with select journalists in Lagos.
According to him “If the governors have state police, they will do what they like. What causes problems in our society is injustice. When peoples’ rights are infringed, they go to the Police to seek justice, and when they don’t get justice, a problem arises. We should not make the mistake of allowing the governors to have state police."
"Doing that will amount to looking for trouble. A Police Commissioner will be at the beck and call of a state governor. He will do whatever a state governor wants him to do, and these governors are very desperate and want to remain in power at all costs."
“When they have state Police, they can use it to harass and intimidate their opponents. We are not yet ripe for state police. I think what the governors should do is to support the Police by allowing them to do their job without interference. When we are civilized, we can start thinking about that but not now” he added.
Tsav's warning is coming a day after state governors held a crucial meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris and thereafter constituted a committee to fashion out modalities that will lead to eventual establishment of state police.
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