The bill was approved during Thursday's plenary after lawmakers withdrew the House's earlier constitutional amendment proposal on state police and adopted the Executive Bill transmitted by President Bola Tinubu instead.
The House of Representatives has passed the Executive Bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria, bringing the country closer to a major overhaul of its policing architecture as authorities seek new strategies to tackle worsening insecurity.
The bill was approved during Thursday's plenary after lawmakers withdrew the House's earlier constitutional amendment proposal on state police and adopted the Executive Bill transmitted by President Bola Tinubu instead.
The latest development followed the Senate's passage of the same proposal, meaning both chambers of the National Assembly have now endorsed the legislation, clearing another hurdle towards the creation of a dual policing system that would allow federal and state police to operate concurrently.
The proposed legislation seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to establish a legal framework for states to create and manage their own police services alongside the Nigeria Police Force.
