Speakers of State Houses of Assembly have declared their support for the new state police bill.
This came just a day after the Senate passed the Constitution Alteration Bill, which aims to give states the power to run their own police forces to fight growing insecurity issues like kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism.
For this bill to officially become law, it must be approved by at least 24 of the 36 State Houses of Assembly before it goes to President Bola Tinubu for the final approval.
If the bill succeeds, it will create a two-part policing system. State governments will be allowed to run local police forces for day-to-day safety, while the federal Nigeria Police Force will still handle national issues like terrorism, cybercrime, and border security.
To help stop political abuse, the bill expands the National Police Council to include the President, state attorneys-general, and representatives from the Nigerian Bar Association,
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