Breaking: Senate passes State Police Bill

….clears Way for Dual Policing Structure
By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday passed the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police services across the country, marking a major step in Nigeria’s long-running efforts to decentralise policing and strengthen internal security.
The legislation, 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 after consideration by the Committee of the Whole.
The bill provides a legal framework for a dual policing system, allowing states to estab...