Needed: Speedy Implementation Of State Police

By Dr. Kabir Adamu
The most ambitious reform effort in Nigeria’s recent policing structuring is being recorded. On June 11, 2026 Nigeria’s the two chambers of Nigeria’s National Assembly, the House or Representatives and Senate, made remarkable progress in the Tinubu Adminstration’s desire to decentralise Nigeria’s current federal policing structure. The bill as passed by the House of Representatives has gone a long way to assuage some of our concerns regarding decentralised policing. However, there remains legitimate fears that are rooted in Nigeria’s governance realities and the history of security institutions being weaponised or under-resourced.
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