The “reason of state,” that is, the rationale for the constitution of a political community is the protection of lives and property. When the state fails in this respect, the popular sovereignty will reconstitute itself in ways.....
The “reason of state,” that is, the rationale for the constitution of a political community is the protection of lives and property. When the state fails in this respect, the popular sovereignty will reconstitute itself in ways to avoid “the war of all against all.” This is presently the Nigerian condition. In the last few weeks, issues of security and protection of lives and property of citizens have dominated news headlines.
In Plateau State, two herders were reportedly killed in Furfum village, Jos East Local Government Area of the state. The victims were said to have gone to the village to pay compensation for a farm said to have been destroyed by cattle.
These developments stand condemned. This should not be the fate and face of our country in the twenty-first century. Lives matter and are sacrosanct: they should be protected at all costs. The descent into this unfortunate low in the protection of lives and property in the country testifies to the failure of the security agencies in law enforcement. Not even the drafting of soldiers to perform routine police duties has given succour to beleaguered citizens of our dear country.
There is so much arbitrariness in the land with investigations by the police force curiously ending in a cul-de-sac. It can be argued with a great deal of empirical evidence that the police formation has collapsed. Indeed, insecurity has become endemic to the country. What is worse, security management appears to be the only source of expenditure. Other sectors have to wait and suffer reverses even as results are few and far between.
The Brazilian federation exhibits what is meant by state policing in reality. In that country, the police service is under the control of the state governments. A new Nigeria deserves no less. The current population of Brazil, a federal state, is 213, 954, 487. In the same vein, Nigeria’s population stands at 208, 994, 835. Both are members of the Forum of Federations. Brazil is run as a federation while Nigeria is run as a unitary state.
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