The Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, called on the National Assembly to commence urgent constitutional amendment to allow for the creation of state police in response to the growing threats of kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria.
At a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, the House also called for the proper equipping of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps, a Lagos state-owned vigilance group, to support other security agencies in the state.
Expressing concern over the pervasive insecurity across the country, Obasa said the country’s security system is overstretched.
“This time around the National Assembly should be our focus. They don’t have to wait till the twilight of their tenure to start a constitutional amendment.
“This administration is at the beginning of its four years. So, the National Assembly should begin the amendment now and we should be part of it to put an end to the issue of state police,” he said.
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The Speaker allayed fears that governors will hijack the state police to their advantage as he said the law should put a system in place to check excesses.
