I sincerely propose the convocation of Special Police Constabulary Unit (SPCU), given the palpable insecurity and the lukewarm attitude of the governors to establish State Police.

Luckily the Special Police Constabulary Unit (SPCU), is expressly stated in Sections 105 -109 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020.

My recommendation is that the SPCU should be well equipped with sophisticated arsenal to contain kidnappers, terrorists and insurgents at the grassroots, without authoritarian antics.

Also the Special Constabulary Police Units nationwide should be funded by Federal and State Governments, jointly recruited from indigenes of the given state in collaboration with the governors and large input from the local community vigilantes. 

SPCU should be strewn with scant Federal strings if possibly funded directly from the Federal Account Allocation Commission (FAAC), with specific deductions from Federal, State and Local Governments allocations. This will provide efficiency and necessary moderation, so that the Governors are not rendered helpless.

My proposal is consequent upon a worrisome alarm that few months ago we jubilated when the National Economic Council (NEC) informed Nigerians that majority of the 36 State Governors had in bipartisan manner endorsed the establishment of State Police. 

Albeit we have not heard from the same National Executive Council (NEC) since April 24, 2025 meeting to date, thus exhibiting nonchalance mindset to such urgent national security policy. 

Their communique after the meeting was a tepid statement, “For your information, state police was part of our agenda today, unfortunately because of time demands after a very long meeting. You know we have been here for a very long time, because of the presentations, we were unable to get to that.” His Excellency, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri submitted. 

Now with over 200 brothers and sisters of ours killed in Yelwata; is the above statement not alarming that despite the gruesome insecurity in our dear country, the National Economic Council has on the issue of State Police gone on voicemail? 

My dear countrymen, now that our Emperor Governors are hesitant to convoke State Police, do we in all intents and purposes make altruistic sense to beg them.

In good conscience can we put our dear Governors in control of arms, when we know that they hate alternative views, most illiberal, and have scant regard to the rule of law doctrine?

Therefore, Special Police Constabulary is the answer and will perform similar functions if not better, because they will be better jointly funded. 

Mr Osita Okechukwu 

Foundation Member of APC