A first-class monarch in Ogun State, the Eselu of Iselu kingdom, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has rejected the proposition for the establishment of state police in Nigeria, saying the country is not yet ripe for decentralised policing.

The monarch backed the position of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun on the establishment of state police, arguing that the existing police force should be rather reformed.

Speaking on the development, Oba Akinyemi expressed the fear that the state governors may hijacked the apparatus of state police to intimidate and victimize members of the opposition parties in their states.
Oba Akinyemi spoke in an interview with journalists at the sideline of an event held, held in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.

The traditional ruler argued that if the existing police force is well equipped, funded and motivated, it will be better positioned to fight insecurity and other criminal activities confronting the country.