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State Police awaits President’s assent as Senate passes bill

Adebayo Adenrele

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a landmark constitutional amendment bill establishing state police services nationwide, marking a major step in Nigeria’s long-running efforts to decentralise policing and strengthen internal security.

The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of State Police and Related Matters (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1055)”, was approved during consideration by the Committee of the Whole, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

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