State police will deepen ethnic divisions, encourage political persecution, jurisdictional conflicts – Ayagi

The Chairman of the Coalition of International Human Rights Organisations successful Kano State, Comrade A.A. Haruna Ayagi, has cautioned against the projected constitution of authorities police, informing that the inaugural could deepen taste divisions, promote governmental persecution and make jurisdictional conflicts among information agencies.

Ayagi made the remarks successful an exclusive interrogation with DAILY POST connected Wednesday portion reacting to the transition of the State Police Bill by the Senate connected Wednesday, arguing that Nigeria has yet to flooded its existing information and taste challenges.

According to him, decentralising policing powers to the states astatine this signifier could aggravate the country’s fragile information situation.

“There is simply a likelihood of heightened taste sentiments due to the fact that the state is inactive grappling with issues of taste divisions. If each authorities controls its ain police, officers whitethorn administer justness based connected section customs, traditions and prevailing societal attitudes successful their respective states,” helium said.

The quality rights activistic besides expressed fears that governors and different governmental bureau holders could exploit authorities constabulary structures to suppress dissent and intimidate absorption figures, peculiarly during predetermination periods.

“Politicians whitethorn usage authorities constabulary arsenic a instrumentality to intimidate and soundlessness their governmental opponents, particularly during elect...