By Dwelleth Morountodun
Against newspaper report that President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the creation of State and Local Police in the country,
Presidency has disclaimed such report as false.
According to Mr. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President, on Media and Publicity, in a statement said President Buhari has though received the report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
He said: “The President requested that the report be studied and a white paper produced within three months.
“President Buhari’s specific directive is that a three-man panel be set up to produce the white paper.
“The report of the white paper committee will form the basis of the decisions of the government on the many recommendations, including the setting up of state and local government police made by the Ojukwu panel.”
Until a white paper is produced, Shehu, said it will be premature and pre-emptive to suggest that the recommendations contained in the report have been approved by the President in part or whole.