{
  "id": 13428480,
  "title": "We’re ready to implement state police – Benue Gov’t",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/were-ready-to-implement-state-police-benue-govt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T13:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/were-ready-to-implement-state-police-benue-govt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Benue State government has expressed readiness for the implementation of state police, leveraging existing community-based security structures. Chief Joseph Har, Special Adviser to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Internal Security, outlined this at a stakeholders' colloquium held in Makurdi. Har mentioned that the state has drafted a community-oriented security framework handbook and training manuals in local languages, such as Tiv, Idoma, and Igede, to foster community involvement in security management. However, Har cautioned against disbanding existing security personnel without a clear integration plan, warning of potential security issues.\n\nGovernor Alia, through his Chief of Staff, Barrister Emmanuel Atagher, supported the People-Centred Public Safety model for the state police, emphasizing the need for collaboration between government, communities, and security agencies. He highlighted the importance of equipment, training, funding, command structure, accountability, and community relations in the proposed system. Alia commended Lawyers Alert for promoting this model and its potential national impact.\n\nThe Benue State Bureau of Homeland Security, under Director-General Air Commodore Jacob Gbamwuan (retd.), detailed their efforts to enhance community-based public safety through the People-Centred Public Safety framework and the creation of the Community Policing Committee. Lt.-Gen. Fidelis Chile, representing Gbamwuan, underscored these initiatives' goal of strengthening collaboration between communities and security institutions.\n\nLastly, the representative of the Benue State Commissioner of Police, ECP Ogo Asikwa, assured the police force's commitment to the state police's successful establishment.",
  "summary": "The Benue State government has declared its readiness for the implementation of state police, citing existing community-based security structures to support the proposed policing system. Special Adviser to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Internal Security, Chief Joseph Har, made this known at a stakeholders’ colloquium on state police organised by Lawyers Alert, in collaboration with the […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Benue State government ready for state police implementation.",
    "Community-based security structures to be leveraged.",
    "Drafted handbook and language-specific manuals for community involvement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}