Former Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro says the Federal Government contributes to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity by weakening the Nigeria Police Force. According to reports from The Punch and Daily Post Nigeria, Okiro argues that the police are not adequately equipped and that this deliberate under-equipment undermines policing capacity, which in turn affects security outcomes across the country.
Okiro made the remarks at a security forum in Abuja, described by the outlets as the first Daily National Dialogue on Security. He frames his comments as an assessment of the government’s role in police readiness, linking deficiencies in equipment and support to broader security challenges.
Both sources present the allegation without citing direct evidence of specific actions or policies, and they do not report an official response from the Federal Government or the police leadership. The accounts focus on Okiro’s view that police capacity is being eroded through inadequate provisioning and that this contributes to the current insecurity environment in Nigeria.
