IGP submits state police framework to Senate

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has submitted a framework for the establishment of state police to the Senate.

The IGP submitted the framework to Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who chairs the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, in his office at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

A statement issued on Thursday by Barau’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the 75-page framework was submitted on behalf of the IGP by Prof. Olu Ogunsakin.

Ogunsakin is the chairman of the seven-man committee set up by the IGP to examine the modalities for the establishment of state police in Nigeria.

The document was titled, ‘A comprehensive framework for the establishment, governance and coordination of Federal and State Police’.

The IGP said: “The report covers the considered views, professional insights and strategic recommendations of the force.

“Derived from extensive consultations and a careful assessment of the operational, legal and administrative implications of instituting state police in Nigeria.

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“It is our expectation that the contents of this report will meaningfully contribute to ongoing deliberations and assist in shaping informed, balanced and pragmatic decisions on this critical aspect of national security architecture.”

He said the report was forwarded to the Chairman and the Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, as the Nigeria Police Force’s input on the subject matter.

Responding, Barau commended the IGP for his proactiveness on the establishment of the state police, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to fully secure the country.

He said the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, under his chairmanship, would look at the framework along with all other memos submitted to it for the review of the country’s grundnorm.

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