- Safiu Kehinde
The Senate has on Wednesday passed the proposed bill for the creation of state police in Nigeria.
This is coming barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu forwarded the bill for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police services across the federation.
NPO Reported that the bill forwarded by Tinubu was presented during the Senate’s plenary session on Tuesday.
According to the president’s communication dated June 15, 2026, the proposed bill seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to create a legal framework for a dual policing structure in Nigeria.
Tinubu described the proposed amendment as a critical component of ongoing efforts to reorganise the country’s policing system to enhance security and better protect citizens.
The red chamber would on Wednesday tender the bill for debate during its plenary session.
According to reports, the bill was passed after a rigorous clause-by-clause consideration of the bill.
More than two-thirds of senators voted in support through a manual voting process conducted on the floor of the chamber.
Following the voting, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the legislation.
The upper chamber was also reported to have approved the bill after considering the report of the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution, presented by Deputy Senate President and committee chairman, Barau Jibrin.
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