Nigeria moved a step closer to establishing state police on Wednesday after the Senate passed the Constitution Alteration Bill aimed at decentralising the country’s policing structure.
The development marks a major milestone in a long-running national debate over security, amid growing concerns about terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and other violent crimes across the country.
With the Senate’s approval coming after the House of Representatives had earlier endorsed the proposal, attention now shifts to the 36 state Houses of Assembly. For the constitutional amendment to take effect, it must secure the backing of at least 24 state legislatures before being transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
If eventually enacted, the measure would represent one of the most far-reaching constitutional reforms since Nigeria’s return to democratic governance in 1999, fundamentally reshaping the nation’s security architecture.
At the very center of the reform is a key provision that empowers state governors to appoint Commissioners of
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