16 governors back state police, submit reports to FG

No details were given about the specific states.

The Vice President’s spokesperson assured that the total
number would be presented at the next NEC meeting even as “the compilation is
still going on”.

Recall that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, had on February 12 restated their position on state
policing as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation,
lamenting that Nigeria is “almost on the road to Venezuela”.

Also, regional socio-political groups such as Afenifere,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Middle Belt Forum, and the Northern Elders’ Forum, have
repeatedly called for state police as a solution to the myriad of security
challenges confronting the nation.