Nigeria moved a significant step closer to one of the most far-reaching security reforms in its democratic history on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, as the Senate approved a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police and local government police services alongside the existing Nigeria Police Force, writes Sunday Ehigiator

* Proposal seeks constitutional backing for state-controlled policing nationwide

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…