Ondo Assembly passes bill for establishment of state police

Ondo State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police services.
The bill was passed following deliberations by the lawmakers at a plenary session on Monday in Akure.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the proposal was conveyed to the assembly in a letter from the National Assembly Clerk, Kamoru Ogunlana, which was read by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, on Sept. 24.
The House Leader, Olatunji Oshati, who moved for the passage and its transmission to the National Assembly, said the lawmakers had considered the implications of the proposed amendment for the citizenry.
Oshati said that the estab...