During an exclusive interview from 6:07 with Arise News on Thursday, 25 June 2026, Ali Ndume, a Nigerian lawmaker representing the Borno South senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate, has shared his reaction towards the recent approval of state police in Nigeria.
According to reports, the upper chamber, led by Senator Godswill Akpabio, has passed the bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria.
However, during the interview, Ali Ndume, a Nigerian lawmaker representing the Borno South senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate, raised concerns regarding the legal implications of the development, how state police will be funded, how they will operate, and the mechanisms for accountability.
Ndume expressed support for the approval of state police online in Nigeria, but at the same time the Nigerian senators shouldn’t be in a hurry to pass whatever bill is proposed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In his words, “I am not comfortable with the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, just bringing anything, and we are checking and rushing to pass it.”