JUST IN: Tinubu Asks Senate To Consider Bill Seeking Creation Of State Police

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a bill to the Senate seeking a constitutional amendment that would enable the establishment of state police across Nigeria, in what marks one of the most significant proposed overhauls of the country’s security architecture in recent years.
The proposal, titled: “The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026,” was contained in a letter dated June 15, 2026, and read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
In the correspondence, President Bola Tinubu said the bill seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide a legal framework for the creation of state-level policin...