Some govnors for Nigeria don renew call to create state police

Govnors wey dey south-west Nigeria don renew call to set up state police to fit tackle di security wahala wey dey di region and even di whole country.

Dem make dis call on Monday for Ibadan, Oyo state capital, after dem hold private meeting for di office of di Oyo state governor.

Those wey attend di meeting include di chairman of di group and Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ogun governor Dapo Abiodun; Ondo governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa; Ekiti governor Biodun Oyebanji; and di host, Oyo governor Seyi Makinde.

Osun governor Ademola Adeleke no dey; him send him deputy, Kola Adewusi, to represent am.

Di govnors-dem express concern about di level of insecurity and dem discuss how dem go respond together to reduce di fear wey dey spread for di South-west.

Sanwo-Olu read di official statement after dem don spend hours for di closed-door meeting.

Di govnors concentrate on regional unity and agree to set up one security fund to strengthen di region response to insecurity — especially to kidnapping, illegal mining and unrestricted movement between states.

Dem say di fund go dey under di leadership of di agency wey dey manage di assets of di old Western Region (DAWN) and dem go get oversight from di special security advisers for di six states.

According to dem, di fund go support joint security operations, intelligence sharing and quick response across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti.

Dem also express worry about people wey dey move from state to state without checks; dem ask make surveillance for state borders harden and make authorities use NIMC data to identify migrants and block criminals from moving around.

On top di rise in illegal mining, dem ask make di licensing process tight and make di law wey ban illegal mining dey enforced well to reduce environmental damage and di security risks wey follow illegal mining.

About security for forests and reserves, dem call on di federal government to help deploy forest rangers across di region to recover di forests wey criminals dey use as hideouts.

Dis meeting follow recent attacks wey bandits don carry out for some northern states.

For Kebbi, bandits kidnap 25 schoolgirls from di government girls school for Maga and dem kill di vice-principal.

For Niger state, dem say over 300 children dem kidnap from St. Mary Catholic school for Papiri.

Last week, three people die when bandits attack worshippers during service for one church for Eruku, Kwara state.

On Sunday, police confirm say five policemen were killed in Bauchi and say 12 women were kidnapped in Borno state.