Barau defends state police, says initiative will tackle insecurity

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja

The deputy president of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, has described President Bola Tinubu’s bid to establish state police as a masterstroke that will strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and tackle rising insecurity across the country.

Speaking on Radio Nigeria Kaduna’s Hannu Da Yawa, a live Hausa programme on Saturday, Barau said the proposed reform was the…