BusinessDay
Ojochenemi Onje
June 12, 2026
Nigeria moved a step closer to creating state police forces after the Senate passed a constitutional amendment bill for a second reading, advancing a long-debated proposal to decentralise policing amid worsening security challenges across the country.
The legislation could ultimately require states to spend tens of billions of naira to recruit, train and equip police officers at internationally recognised policing benchmarks. While the projected costs would once have posed a major obstacle, rising allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) have strengthened state finances, potentially improving their capacity to fund independent police services.
