Taraba CJ backs Tinubu’s push for state police

Taraba State Chief Judge Justice Joel Agya has endorsed President Bola Tinubu's push for establishing state police in Nigeria. He believes this move is vital given the country's rising crime rates.

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The state police would employ indigenes to police their localities rather than deploying people who may not be conversant with the local terrain.

Agya spoke at a dinner and fundraising event for the Justice Joel Agya Bar Centre Project in Wukari, organized by the Nigerian Bar Association's local branch. He explained that state police would be more effective as they would recruit individuals familiar with local terrains and customs, thus improving law and order within communities. He stressed the importance of the institution operating within legal boundaries.

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I want to believe that this policy will go a long way in maintaining law and order within local communities.

The Chief Judge also urged attendees to contribute generously to the construction of the NBA branch's secretariat complex. The Chairman of the Wukari Branch of the NBA, Mr. Hassan Saubana, used the occasion to call for an increase in judicial officers for courts in the southern part of the state, citing inadequate manpower as a significant hurdle to justice administration in the region. The event marked the conclusion of the NBA's two-day Law Week program.

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What we are concerned about is for the institution to operate within the ambit of the law.