Olusegun Ariyo
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In a bid to end the decade-long security challenges in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has declared that the operatives of the proposed state police would be well-armed.The president spoke during the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held on Friday at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.Tinubu also revealed plans to establish forest rangers, stating that they will also be equipped with arms to end terrorism and banditry in Nigeria.He said, “We are going for state police. We will do forest rangers. We will arm them. We will defeat those terrorists and bandits; we must do that”.Following the recent surge in killings and other activities of the criminal elements causing mayhem across the country, the president promised to establish local police in the states.Although there are some stakeholders who are still sceptical about the effectiveness of the state police owing to possible abuse by state governors, the National Assembly has also thrown its weight behind the establishment of the local force.
