Debate about State Police has been a recurrent, controversial and lingering debate in Nigeria. It comes up every now and then especially, when something significant happens that brings to the fore the inability of the Nigeria Police to live up to its constitutional mandate of protecting life and property. This debate also reared up, stirring controversy, at the Federal Government Police Reform Committees set up successively under the Obasanjo, Yar ’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan administrations, respectively in 2006, 2008 and 2012.
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The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Peter Chibuzo Agwu inside a church during his wedding on Saturday in Abia State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the arrest while reacting to SaharaReporters’ report. Nwachukwu said that Chibuzo was arrested in connection to a kidnap case that the Army was investigating, noting that a preliminary report showed that he was not involved. He, however, promised that he would be released as soon as possible from custody.