The House Of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs says it is worrisome that the Nigerian Police Force is not well-funded despite the security challenges the nation is faced with.
Members of the committee who condemned the act, said it was high time that the Police Trust Fund Bill currently before the Senate was passed and transmitted for presidential assent.
They spoke on Tuesday when the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, appeared before the committee for the 2019 Budget defence in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Reports that in 2018 fiscal year, N324, 220, 893, 212 billion was budgeted for the police.
NAN reports that on capital budget for the year, N25, 197, 675, 020. 00 billion was appropriated for the security agency while only N5, 019, 767, 502.47 which was 19.92 per cent was released.
However, N365, 239, 320, 000.45 billion was appropriated for the police in the 2019 Budget presented in…