Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, has called for federal legislation to regulate the recruitment of personnel and procurement of arms for state police formations. He made this call during an interview on Arise TV while discussing the proposed establishment of state police in Nigeria. Aondoakaa argued that such controls are necessary to prevent politicians from using state police to advance their interests by filling the formations with loyalists and acquiring firearms without adequate oversight. He emphasized that the federal government must establish clear rules governing the operation of state police, particularly recruitment, to ensure that political actors do not determine who becomes a police officer.
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