Nigeria, April 23 -- Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed support for the establishment of state police, saying it is non-negotiable.

Mr Jonathan spoke at the "National Dialogue on the Establishment of State Police" organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Monday in Abuja.

The dialogue was themed, "Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria."

Mr Jonathan, a former Bayelsa State governor, said state policing is not up for debate, but rather the establishment of mechanisms to prevent abuse.

"The issue today is very critical. One thing is that we don't need to debate whether we should have state police or not. I think that matter has been concluded. The issue is the operations of t...