State Police: FG to come up with National Policing Bill

The Federal Government has begun the process of developing the legal and operational framework for the implementation of state police.
It also announced a seven-week, milestone-driven programme to produce a comprehensive National Policing Bill that will guide the transition to a dual federal and state policing system.
Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this while addressing reporters on Monday in Abuja.
He explained that although the National Assembly had made significant progress on the constitutional amendment establishing state police, no state police service currently exists i...