Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the House of Representatives to amend the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for the creation of state police, stressing that safeguards must be built into the system to prevent misuse.

The president made the appeal on Friday while hosting members of the green chamber to an interfaith breaking of fast at the State House in Abuja.

Tinubu said the establishment of a decentralised policing structure has become imperative in addressing Nigeria's evolving security challenges, noting that security issues are largely local in nature.

"I see some of you on television going to your localities and facing challenges. Now you know, more than anybody else, that security is local," he said. ...