As Nigeria grapples with a surge in violent crimes, from mass abductions to targeted attacks on communities, the decades-long debate over state policing has resurfaced with renewed urgency.

Many Nigerians are now increasingly calling for a decentralized policing system they believe could respond more swiftly and effectively to the worsening security crisis.

It was reported that in the past few days, the country has witnessed a string of troubling incidents highlighting the fragility of its current security architecture.

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It has been reported how gunmen abducted over 300 children from the St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri in Niger State, a grim reminder of the Chibok incident in 2014.

 
In Kebbi, 25 girls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, were kidnapped, and the vice principal was killed by gunmen.

Last week, three people were killed when worshippers were abducted by bandits during an attack on a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church, Eruku, Kwara State.

Also, on Sunday, the police confirmed the killing of five police officers in Bauchi State and the abduction of 12 female farmers in Borno State by bandits.

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It was reported that Kebbi students and Kwara church members have since been released. However, the same can’t be said about the Niger schoolchildren.

These attacks, security analysts say, expose the limitations of Nigeria’s centralized police force.