In what may appear to be a tacit support for the restructuring of the country, the Governors Forum last night set up a six-man committee to explore the option of actualising state police in the country.
But in a swift reaction to the governors’ action, the  Inspector General of Police , Mr Ibrahim Idris said Nigeria is not yet ripe for state police.
The committee set up by the governors, which has representatives from the six geo-political zones of the country was mandated to come up with the best way of policing the country in view of the myriads of security challenges and their attendant loss of lives its attendant lost of lives.
This decision was reached after a closed-door meeting the governors had with the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.
Briefing State House Correspondents after the meeting, Chairman of Governors Forum and Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari flanked by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha said that its meeting was dominated by the presentation made by the Inspector General of Police. He also said that the IGP had sought the permission for the establishment of media outfits like radio and television for the Police Force. Governor Yari said, “We discussed and we received presentation from the Inspector General of Police.
He made a presentation to us canvassing for the support to introduce media outfits, radio and television for the force and as well the Police to go technological from the manual way of doing things.
But the  Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says Nigeria does not yet have the political maturity for state police.
Instead, the country should improve funding for the agency under the current arrangement, Mr. Idris stated this yesterday in Abuja at a meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum.
The I-G said he was not unaware of the agitations by some groups for the creation of state police, but argued that the federal police arrangement still remains the best.
“I sincerely believe that the Federal Police is still the best for the country and with improved funding the challenges of crime will be addressed.
“Those agitating for state police should consider the level of our political maturity,” he said, according to a statement by police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood.
He held the meeting to seek the support of the forum for the passage of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Bill now before the National Assembly.
He said if the bill was passed, the police would have enough fund to effectively police the nation.
He said this would also reduce the pressure on the state governments in the funding of the Police.
Mr. Idris noted that the Nigeria Police were one of the “least paid” security organisations in the world in spite of operating under the UN ratio of 1:400.
He added that with the current ratio of 1: 602 the Nigeria Police was operating far below the United Nation’s ratio.
He said a request to recruit 31,000 policemen had been sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for approval.
Mr. Idris said the current police management was making efforts to establish structures that would bridge the communication gap between the police and members of the public.
Mr. Idris said one of such structures included the establishment of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS).
The Chairman of the Forum, Governor Abdul’Aziz Yari of Zamfara State, who assured the police boss the support of the forum, said Security was everybody’s business.