A support group, the Uba Sani Back2Back(USB2B) Movement has applauded the Kaduna State Government for what it described as “a strategic head-start” in Nigeria’s unfolding transition toward state policing, following the training of personnel of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service.
In a statement issued on Friday and signed by Director of Mobilization–Usman Nasir, the group said the development shows that Kaduna is already laying the operational foundation for a future state police structure, long before constitutional amendments formally establish the system.
According to the USB2B, the specialised training of vigilance personnel goes beyond routine security exercises, describing it instead as a forward-looking security strategy built around community intelligence, local capacity and rapid grassroots response.
The group noted that the move comes at a critical moment when Nigeria is intensifying national discussions on decentralised policing, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently expressing support for reforms that could finally make state police a reality after decades of debate.
Two days earlier on March 26, 2026, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, submitted a 75-page framework for establishing State Police to Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin. This initiative aims to amend the constitution to create state-level policing for better security. Senator Barau assured that all stakeholder input will be considered to address concerns.
Against this backdrop too, the group said Kaduna has since moved from advocacy to practical preparation, positioning itself among the states most-ready to adapt to the emerging security architecture.
It added that community-based security operatives often possess superior knowledge of terrain, language and community networks, advantages considered crucial in tackling banditry and rural violence across Northern Nigeria.
The group further noted that the development may ultimately shape how history remembers Governor Uba Sani in Nigeria’s long campaign for decentralised policing.
“For years, state police remained largely an idea debated in policy circles. Kaduna is now demonstrating what early operational readiness looks like,” the group stated.
The organisation concluded that if Nigeria eventually adopts state police, Kaduna’s proactive steps may stand as one of the earliest practical models of how states prepared for the shift.