Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt An expert in security matters, Dr Chyma Anthony, has urged the federal government to consider regional police framework that promotes true federalism instead of state policing. Dr Anthony recalled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had recently, intensified calls for State Police, as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s fight against escalating insecurity. President, during a meeting with Senate members in Abuja, had urged the National Assembly to accelerate constitutional amendments to the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to enable the creation of state police forces. The president reiterated this commitment in engagements with governors, emphasising that decentralisation would bring policing closer to the people, reclaim territories from bandits and insurgents, and...