The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has inaugurated an eight-member committee to oversee the implementation of state policing in Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that Disu inaugurated the committee on Wednesday during his first major engagement with senior officers at the Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja, just days after his appointment as the 23rd indigenous IGP was ratified by the Nigeria Police Council and cleared for swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu.
Professor Olu Ogunsakin, a renowned expert in police studies, was named chairman of the panel, which has been tasked with crafting a practical framework for state-level policing and helping to unveil a broader new policing vision. The move aligns with ongoing security sector reforms aimed at strengthening local responses to crime and enhancing community-focused law enforcement.
Addressing top police leadership, Disu said leadership is not about position but responsibility, and emphasised that professionalism, accountability, and respect for human rights must guide police operations nationwide.
He also announced plans to bolster internal oversight by empowering units such as the Public Complaint Unit and X-Squad to function independently.
Disu explained that decentralising police functions will allow different levels of government to play an active role in security, a long-debated reform in Nigeria aimed at addressing rising insecurity nationwide.
The committee is expected to begin consultations with states and other stakeholders as it prepares its recommendations, signalling the start of detailed planning toward actualising the state policing model.
