Nigeria’s governors have intensified their push for the establishment of state police, demanding greater constitutional authority over security operations within their states and guaranteed funding mechanisms as the Senate prepares to pass the State Police Constitution Amendment Bill on Tuesday.
The demands were contained in a Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) bulletin detailing deliberations at a high-level meeting involving state Attorneys-General, legal experts and senior security officials in Abuja.
The meeting sought to harmonise proposals for a constitutional and institutional framework for State Police Services across the country.
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The bulletin outlined proposals covering operational powers, funding arrangements, personnel management, oversight mechanisms and the relationship between federal and state policing institutions.
