#EndSARS: Let’s reconsider state police, says El-Rufai

GOVERNOR of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai yesterday said there is need to consider the establishment of state police in the country.

His statement was against the background of the recent #EndSARS protests which swept across the nation recently.

While welcoming his colleagues and other Northern leaders to a meeting that was held at Kaduna, El Rufai, said the recent happenings in the country provided an opportunity to redesign the security architecture between the states and the federal government.

He asked, “Is it not time to make the establishment of state police a key part of policing reforms?

“Has the recent crisis not exposed again the inadequacy of the numbers, ordnance, training and unitary structure of the police in a federation?”

“In our view, it is an understatement to describe the last few weeks as challenging moments for our country.

“A cry by the youth for reform of policing has somehow snowballed into tragic events and a challenge to the authority of the Nigerian state.”