NEWS:President Buhari Orders Employment Of New Police Officers.

In a bid to efficiently contain the threat to national security posed by the terror-styled herdsmen killings in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the fresh recruitment of 6000 police officers.

Making this known in the US during a special interview session with the Voice of America, Hausa service, in Washington, United States today, Buhari said, “We will put in place more measures to check insecurity in the country including increasing the number of policemen and train them.”

I have approved the recruitment of 6,000 policemen by the police authorities and I directed that those recruited must come from all the 776 local government areas of the federation.”

“Even if it means recruiting one person each from the 776 they should do that instead of going to motor parks, railway stations or market for the recruitment exercise.”

“I gave (Police authorities) them this directive.’’

Explaining how the State Governments have failed to convince the FG on their readiness for state police, the president indicted them over the bailout finance handed to them so far.

Buhari said, “We must carefully look at the position of the nation’s constitution on the issue of state police before we take a final decision on the matter. If the constitution allows state police so be it.”

“But don’t forget that many times the Federal Government gave out what we referred to as bail out to state governments for payment of workers’ salaries. How many states can pay salary promptly? And you want to add more financial burden to the states.”

“It is not proper to employ a person, train him on how to handle weapons and then refuse to pay him – you can imagine what would happen in such situation.”

The creation of State police had been advocated by both the state governors, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari, had in February said, “Today we have reiterated the position of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.”

“And the position of the security summit we held in August, that there is a need for the state police; we can say it is the only answer.”