State police: Reps pass Bill, scales second reading in Senate

By Henry Umoru & Gift Odekina
Abuja — The House of Representatives, yesterday, overwhelmingly voted in favour of a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country, marking a major step in efforts to address Nigeria’s worsening security challenges.
Also, the bill scaled second reading in the Senate.
In the House of Reps, the bill secured the support of 289 of the 290 lawmakers in attendance, while only one member voted against it during plenary. 
The proposed legislation is among the constitution alteration bills currently being considered by the National Assembly and seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to allow states esta...