The Spiritual Advisory Council (SAC) of the Christ Church, an umbrella body of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Methodist Church of Nigeria and the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, has backed the establishment of state police and urged the federal government to ensure its full implementation to tackle security challenges in The church's leadership, in a communique signed by His Eminence, The Most Rev'd Ekpenyong Nyong Akpanika, Prelate and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, at the end of its Spiritual Advisory Council meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said it took sufficient notice of the efforts of the federal government to constitutionally restructure the policing system in the country.

Prelate Akpanika said the security challenges faced across the country will be addressed through the creation of a dual policing framework with the intent to establish state and federal police commands.

Akpanika said the body welcomes what it described as a bold initiative of the federal government and expects that the end result of the policy would be a more localised and better effective policing system for Nigeria.

The body, while commending the efforts of the federal government, armed forces and other security agencies on the recent gains in stemming the spate of insecurity in the country, however, expressed grave concern over the persistent recurrence of kidnappings across the country.

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It enjoined the government and the security services to rise to the occasion and quickly stem what it described as the seemingly intractable kidnapping situation and other incidents of violent crimes across the country.