The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday commended the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) for supporting the creation of state police as a solution to the country’s security challenges, IgbereTV reports
The governors from the 19 Northern states and monarchs from the region on September 12 declared their support for the establishment of a state police in the country.
In a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Abuja and read by the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, the gathering called for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution in order to give a legal backing for the establishment of state police.
The Northern leaders noted that the creation of state police was the only solution to kidnapping, killing, and unbridled destruction of property in the region
