Senate Leader: State Police Can’t Wait as Insecurity Deepens

• Proposal seeks constitutional backing for state-controlled policing nationwide

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has hailed the Senate’s approval of the establishment of state police, describing it as a historic…

*Obi warns against rushed legislation, wants law after 2027 elections

The National Assembly has finally cleared the path toward dismantling Nigeria’s 66-year-old unitary security architecture.

Senate Leader: State Police Can’t Wait as Insecurity Deepens

The Senate defends the passage of the State Police Bill, 2026, stating it's driven by national consensus and security needs, not politics.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has defended the passage of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, describing it as a…