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Asari Dokubo calls for state police to address Boko Haram

The leader of the Niger-Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Asari Dokubo has advised the federal government to ensure the establishment of state police in … Continue reading Asari Dokubo calls for state police to address Boko Haram


The leader of the Niger-Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Asari Dokubo has advised the federal government to ensure the establishment of state police in order to curtail the activities of the fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram.

Addressing a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja, Alhaji Dokubo said the federal government can overcome the security challenges being posed by the group if President Jonathan asserts his authority as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

He also called for a Sovereign National Conference to allow the various ethnic groups in the country dialogue in order to ensure a lasting and enduring peace for Nigeria.