Senate plans state police
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bukola saraki @bukolasaraki8 the senate president @spnigeria3 we have talked about the fact that whether these killings were initial acts of aggression or reprisal attacks it is clear that either way it is totally unacceptable and we must condemn it in all totality he said2 secondly these are acts of criminality and we should not encourage any other colouration to it be it religious or otherwise. this is criminality. and as such we have a role to ensure that we must address this criminality to see how we can fight it2 we have spoken on many platforms and made suggestions to the executive on the fact that there is a need for an urgent review of the security architecture of the nation2 having made suggestions and listened to security agencies over the killings saraki said it was important for the lawmakers to do their own part2 we as the senate must come up with our own actions. we do not need to flog the issue. we have told the executive what to do. we have told them privately and we have told them publicly. however on our own part we must decide on what we need to do2 in his comments the senate president condemned the killings once again and said it was necessary for the senate to condemn it and play its role in ensuring the security of lives and property1 in reaction to the killings the senate had previously called for more decisive action with some senators demanding the removal of the service chiefs1 the decision of the senate to amend the constitution in favour of state and community police followed a debate on the killings across the country and in plateau state after a point of order raised by former plateau governor senator jonah jang1 saraki said on tuesday today my colleagues and i in the eighth senate resolved to begin the process of amending the constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police. this is following our debate on solutions to the killings across the country1 he told the conference of state assembly speakers that he and his colleagues in the 8th have resolved to begin the process of amending the constitution to allow the creation of state and community police1 the senate president revealed in a tweet1 today my colleagues and i in the 8th senate resolved to begin the process of amending the constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police. this is following our debate on solutions to the killings across the country1 senate president bukola saraki has said the senate plans to amend the 1999 constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police as a major strategy in combating insecurity1 the plan by the senate comes after years of calls by a section of nigerians for the creation of state police and debate over the issue1 the senate condemned the terrorist attacks mass killings and displacement of the people and occupation of their homes and farmlands1 we must all put aside our political personal and ideological differences and work together to stop the bloodshed he tweeted1 update security senate begins work on creation of state and community police. the senate president speaks1 recent killings in several states have revived the debate over state police with several governors lamenting over time about their helplessness to provide security for residents of the state1 saraki said the security and welfare of the people is primary purpose of government. this is what the constitution we all swore to uphold says. at no time whether in the past or in the present is it okay to lose even one nigerian life1