The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Wednesday convened his inaugural conference with Senior Police Officers at the Peacekeeping Conference Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja, where he formally inaugurated a Steering Committee on the Establishment of State Police.
The high-level meeting, held on March 4, 2026, brought together strategic managers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for deliberations on institutional priorities and national security imperatives. It marks the first official strategic engagement between the IGP and the senior leadership cadre of the Force since his assumption of office.
In his address, IGP Disu charged senior officers to lead by example, enforce discipline decisively and uphold the highest ethical and professional standards at all times. He also announced the strengthening and revitalisation of internal accountability mechanisms, including the Complaints Response Unit and the X-Squad, to ensure that no officer operates above the law.
Reaffirming his vision for intelligence-led, evidence-based and technology-driven policing, the IGP stressed the need for improved coordination, enhanced intelligence architecture and sustained investment in modern investigative tools.
Speaking on the newly inaugurated Steering Committee, Disu described the assignment as significant and timely amid evolving security challenges across the federation.
He explained that the concept of State Police is being examined as part of broader national efforts to improve security governance, bring policing closer to communities and deepen citizen participation in crime prevention.
He clarified that State Police is not intended to replace or weaken the Nigeria Police Force but to function as a complementary structure within a coordinated national security framework aimed at strengthening national cohesion and institutional effectiveness.
The committee is mandated to review policing models within and outside Nigeria; assess community security needs and emerging risks; propose an operational framework for the establishment and coordination of State Police structures; address recruitment, training, standards and resource allocation; and develop accountability and oversight mechanisms to ensure professionalism and boost public trust.
Members of the committee include Prof. Olu Ogunsakin, Director-General, National Institute for Police Studies, Jabi, Abuja, as Chairman; CP Bode Ojajuni as Secretary; DCP Okebechi Agora; DCP Suleyman Gulma; ACP Ikechukwu Okafor; CSP Tolulope Ipinmisho; and CP Emmanuel Ojukwu (Rtd), Provost, Police Public Relations School.
