Joseph Bakare
The presidency has controverted insinuation that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved setting up of state police.
Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President, on media and publicity in a statement made available to Oriental News Nigeria, noted that the president only on
Monday received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Shehu said the president further requested that the report be studied and a white paper produced within three months, adding that Buhari’s specific directive is that a three-man panel be set up to produce the white paper.
The report of the white paper committee will form the basis of the decisions of the government on the many recommendations, including the setting up of state and local government police made by the Ojukwu panel, he explained.
“Until a white paper is produced, it will be premature and pre-emptive to suggest that the recommendations contained in the report have been approved by the President in part or whole.” Shehu stated.