A bill seeking to establish state police and devolve policing powers to sub-national governments on Thursday scaled second reading in the

He noted that the bill seeks to modernise Nigeria’s security architecture by establishing Federal and State Police structures

At the end of the voting process, 289 members supported the motion for state police, while four voted against it, effectively clearing the proposal for further legislative progression within the constitutional amendment process.

The bill seeks to devolve policing powers to subnational governments to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security architecture.

Discover the proposed Constitutional Amendments for establishing State Police in Nigeria, revealing operational frameworks and oversight mechanisms.