President Bola Tinubu, alongside the 36 governors, has endorsed the establishment of state police.
The agreement was made during an emergency meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation revealed that discussions surrounding state police have gained momentum, with the federal and state governments recognizing the necessity of such a development.
The Minister emphasized that while this marks a significant shift, further meetings will be conducted to refine the modalities for implementing state police across the country.
He said, “But now, there is also a discussion around the issue of state police. The federal government and state governments are mulling the possibility of setting up state police.
“Of course, this is still going to be further discussed, a lot of work still has to be done in that direction. But what the federal government and state governments are agreeing to the necessity of having state policy.
“Now, this is a significant shift. But like I said, more works need to be done in that direction. A lot of meetings will have to happen between different government and sub nationals to see the modalities of achieving this.