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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that Nigeria as a country needs the service of state police forces.
According to him, there are ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria's judicial system.
"State police is very important because there is no federation of our size that does not have state police," he said.
"You need community policing to be able to be more effective just in detection.
“If you look at the countries of the world, it is important for there to be a police force in the local community that is homegrown and understands the language, whereas the army can be a national army because the army hardly engages itself in internal issues except in extreme situations. The police cannot afford to be a federal force, there must be a community force.
That is one aspect of the system that should be reformed, he said.
According to him, there are ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria's judicial system.
"State police is very important because there is no federation of our size that does not have state police," he said.
"You need community policing to be able to be more effective just in detection.
“If you look at the countries of the world, it is important for there to be a police force in the local community that is homegrown and understands the language, whereas the army can be a national army because the army hardly engages itself in internal issues except in extreme situations. The police cannot afford to be a federal force, there must be a community force.
That is one aspect of the system that should be reformed, he said.
