THE Senate has begun full-scale investigation into alleged N135 billion said to have been injected into the Nigeria Police in the last three years as part of measures to reform the force.
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Specifically, the controversial amount was said to have been pumped into the force between 2011 and 2013 by the President Goodluck Jonathan's administration with a view to repositioning the Police following public outcry over its poor funding in the past.
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The Senate directed its committee on Police Affairs to immediately commence probe of the management of the funds and report back in the shortest possible time.
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The Senate action came after heated debate on a motion tagged Reforming the Nigeria Police, brought before it by Senator Abubakar Tutare (PDP, Taraba Central), on the level of funding and implemen-tation of the Nigeria Police Force Reform Programme.
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Senator Tutare, who is the Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Police Affairs, noted that over the years, the Nigeria Police was neglected in terms of offices, residential accommodation, kits, vehicles, arms and communication equipment.
I don't see any reformation of the force just yet, that would still have to be done in a much better way for it to be visible