The bill was approved after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses during the Committee of the Whole, paving the way for further legislative processes required to amend the Constitution.
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country, a major step towards overhauling Nigeria’s policing structure amid worsening insecurity.
The bill was approved after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses during the Committee of the Whole, paving the way for further legislative processes required to amend the Constitution.
The proposed legislation seeks to create a constitutional framework that would allow states to establish and operate their own police services alongside the existing federal policing system currently controlled by the Nigeria Police Force.
The passage of the bill comes a day after President Bola Tinubu transmitted a Constitution Alteration Bill to the National Assembly, urging lawmakers to amend relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution to accommodate state police.
