The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday rallied support for the creation of state police, notwithstanding the concerns that it might be subjected to abuse by the state governors
The group warned that rising cases of kidnapping and banditry across the South-West must not be allowed to persist simply because of fears that state governors may abuse a proposed state police structure.
The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Comrade Jare Ajayi, made this call on Tuesday during an interview on Frontline, a public affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM in Ilese Ijebu, Ogun State.
Ajayi expressed serious concern over what the organisation described as increasing security threats in the Southwest region.
Recall that the socio-political group in a statement on Sunday, said that repeated attacks in Kwara, Kogi and Niger states, alongside recent kidnappings in Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo States, presented a deeply troubling security trajectory.
He explained that while concerns about the potential misuse of state police by governors are understandable, such fears should not prevent the country from adopting stronger security structures needed to tackle criminal activities.
Ajayi said such concerns should be addressed through institutional safeguards rather than abandoning the proposal.
