Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) nominee, Olufemi Oluyede, has called for an urgent restructuring of the Nigerian Police Force, saying the police should ordinarily manage many operations currently handled by the military.

Mr Oluyede, a lieutenant general and outgoing Chief of Army Staff, made the call on Wednesday while addressing senators during the screening of service chiefs at the Senate chamber.

"There is a need for us to improve and maybe probably restructure the police force because most of the jobs that are being done by the army, as we speak, actually lie within the power of the police. So, it's important for the nation to empower the police, make it stronger, make it more formidable so that they can do thei...