“We used to have 300 policemen guarding a Governor, now Police assigns about 162 officers to guard each State Governor. There's no way you can police 170million people with 130,000 police officers when Police has half of them guarding big men,” he said.
‘Each governor is protected by 162 policemen,’ Lawyer says
Falana made the disclosure on Monday, May 9, 2016, during an appearance on Channels TV.
Femi Falana
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Falana also condemned the attacks being carried out by Fulani herdsmen around the country.
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