Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that unless unemployment is tackled, state police may not be the solution to insecurity in Nigeria.

Falana made this statement on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

 

 

He was speaking on the recent passage of the contentious State Police Bill by the Nigerian Senate to address insecurity in the country.

 

“I don’t think we should criminalize politicians, and I don’t want to engage in any conspiracy theory.

 

 

“The debate has been on since we started the campaign for restructuring in the country and set out a new phenomenon.

 

“How do we have more police stations? How do we employ more policemen and women without considering social security? Why are we not talking about creating employment for young people? Why are we not giving assistance to Nigerians that are vulnerable, extremely poor?

 

“Unless you address this problem holistically, creating a state police or local government police will not address the crisis of insecurity in the country,” he said.