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AIG backtracks on ‘Nigeria not mature for state police’ comment

By Guardian Editor
24 April 2024   |   5:25 am
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Ben Okolo, who represented the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun at a public dialogue on state police on Monday, has clarified a statement credited to him on the matter which has drawn reactions from many quarters.

AIG Ben Okolo

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Ben Okolo, who represented the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun at a public dialogue on state police on Monday, has clarified a statement credited to him on the matter which has drawn reactions from many quarters.

At a briefing at the Force Headquarters on Tuesday, Okolo said his statement at the public dialogue that “Nigeria is not ready for a decentralised police force” was a personal view and does not reflect the stance of the police force. According to him, the position of the force will soon be made known.

Okolo had expressly said he was representing the IGP at the national dialogue on state police held in Abuja on Monday, saying that the country is not yet “mature” for state police despite Nigeria’s myriad of security challenges.

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