Taraba CJ welcomes establishment of State police

Justice Joel Agya, Chief Judge of Taraba, on Saturday night, commended President Bola Tinubu for taking  bold steps towards establishment of the state police in Nigeria.

Agya gave the support while speaking  in Wukari at a dinner and launching for the Justice Joel Agya Bar Centre Project, Organised by the Wukari branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

He said that the issue of  state police was crucial given the spate of criminality in the country.

“The state police would employ indigens to police their localities rather than deploying people,  who might not be conversant with local terrains.

“I want to believe that this policy will go along way in maintaining law and order within local communities.

“What we are concern about is for the institution to operate within the ambit of the law, he added.

He commended the NBA leadership for the Law Week and encouraged the guests at the dinner to donate generously for the construction of the NBA secretariat complex.

In his remarks, Mr Hassan Saubana, Chairman of the branch, called on the judiciary to employ more judicial officers for the courts in the southern part of the state.

Saubana observed that inadequate manpower constituted a huge challenge in the discharge of Justice in the area.

He commended the chief Judge, high court judges and other  guests for taking their time to attend the event.

He gave assurances that work on  the Justice Joel Agya NBA Secretariat complex would commence  as soon as funds were made available.

The newsmen report that the event mark the end of a two- day law week Programme organised by the Wukari branch of the NBA.