Nigeria not yet ripe for state police – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday expressed reservation about the establishment of state police in Nigeria.

Egbetokun, who spoke at a one-day dialogue on state policing held in Abuja, argued that Nigeria was not ripe for state police.

He stressed that establishment of state police would further exacerbate ethnic tension leading to divided loyalty in the states.