State Police: Yobe Assembly Approves Constitutional Amendment

The Yobe State House of Assembly has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to provide for the establishment of a State Police Service alongside the existing Nigeria Police Force.
The approval followed deliberations by lawmakers on 26 proposed constitutional amendment bills transmitted by the National Assembly to state legislatures for consideration and voting.
Speaking on the resolutions, the Speaker of the House, Alhaji Chiroma Buba Mashio, said the bills were forwarded to state legislatures to enable them to consider and vote on the proposed amendments in line with constitutional requirements.
Mashio explained that the proposal for State Police was aimed at providing a cons...