Cross River Assembly begins debate on state police bill

Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced consideration of the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish State Police Services across the 36 states of the federation.
The bill was transmitted to the state Houses of Assembly by the National Assembly.
It was titled: “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to Provide for the Establishment of State Police Services and for Related Matters in the 36 States of the Federation”.
The proposed amendment seeks to provide a constitutional framework for the establishment of State Police Services while retaining the Nigeria Police Force as the Federal Police Service.
The Nationa...