House of Reps React to N11 billion Police Budget Allocation

House of Reps React to N11 billion Police Budget Allocation

The House of Reps (Representatives) have expressed disapproval over inadequate allocation for the Nigeria Police in the 2021 Budget.

The House of Reps added that the N11 billion allocated for protection of life and property in the polity was grossly inadequate, especially in view of the Endsars riots which led to many Police property and equipment damaged and personnel killed or injured.

Chairman of the House Committee on Police Affairs, Mr. Bello Kumo, who spoke during the budget defence session by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, argued that the amount was grossly inadequate for the police to carry out their statutory responsibilities.

Kumo, who stressed the need for the authorities to take drastic measures on the issue, pledged to make additional budgetary provision for the capital component of the Nigeria Police in the 2021 budget.

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He directed the IGP to submit an inventory of police stations destroyed as well as a comprehensive list of personnel killed during the recent #EndSARS protest across the country so that adequate budgetary provision can be made for the police in the 2021 budget.

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Kumo referred to the speedy manner President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Police Reform Act to underline his administration’s resolve to address the teething challenges bedeviling the police force. He said the House of Reps would amend obsolete laws impeding the performance of the police in the country.