igeria’s security crisis has outgrown the limits of a highly centralised Expedited action is essential because delay carries its own risks. policing system. From rural banditry to urban crime, the strain on Communities left unprotected may resort to informal or vigilante ar- N federal law enforcement is evident. The framework recently endorsed by rangements, which can deepen insecurity and undermine the rule of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum offers a rare moment of consensus in a country law. A structured, accountable state police system is far preferable to often divided on matters of restruct…