He said the two governors are chief security officers of their respective states as well as members of the Nigeria Police Council and should make demands for security reinforcements from the council other than seeking same from the president.
But the senior advocate said the president is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and not of the Nigeria Police Force, adding that the governors should have approached the police council.You can’t arrest Igboho if you spared others who issued quit notices, Falana tells police He said, “These are regular meetings and I have said to the face of the governors, you have no business going to Abuja to beg the president, ‘Please, post more policemen to my state’. No, you are a member of the Nigeria Police Council, that is the business of the police council –to administer, organise and supervise the police force.
“The president is not the commander-in-chief of the Nigeria Police Force, no. Police powers are to be jointly shared by the president, by the federal and the state governments but we’ve left the president to control the Nigeria Police Force since 1999, that has to stop.“It is not the prerogative of the president to decide when to post more policemen to Oyo State. No.
“The body is to meet regularly to ensure that there is security of lives in every state. So, if a governor has a problem, that has to be taken to the Nigeria Police Council but that council never meets. This is worsening the insecurity situation in the country. That is a body that should be meeting on a monthly basis to ensure that we protect every Nigerian and every visitor to Nigeria.”“That is what should be. I have a case in court to compel the presidency to .
Yea, we have rule of mob and crooks in Nigeria not rule of law