Cross River Assembly passes State Police Bill

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar
The Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, endorsing the proposed establishment of state police to address insecurity through a decentralised policing system.
All 22 lawmakers present at plenary voted in favour of the bill, with none opposing it. Three of the Assembly’s 25 members were absent during the vote.
The bill seeks to provide a constitutional framework for the establishment of State Police Services in Nigeria.
It contains 26 clauses and proposes 25 alterations through substitutions to provisions of the principal Act, including Sections 84(4), 89(2), 121(3), 124(4), 109(2), 153(1), 15...