By Faith Chondol
Twenty-four states across Nigeria have approved the proposed creation of state police, while 12 others are at different stages of consideration or yet to provide updates.
The development marks the attainment of the constitutionally required 24-state endorsement benchmark for the proposed state police bill to become law.
The states that have approved the bill are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
Plateau State is among the 24 states that have endorsed the proposed establishment of state police, an initiative aimed at strengthening security and addressing the country’s growing insecurity.
Meanwhile, Kano State is awaiting consideration of the bill during plenary, while Bauchi and Katsina states are at the committee review stage in their respective Houses of Assembly.
Abia, Borno, Ebonyi, Kogi, Ondo and Sokoto states have received the bill, with their positions still being awaited.
However, no public update was available on the status of the proposal in Jigawa, Lagos and Niger states.
The proposed establishment of state police has featured prominently in Nigeria’s security debate, with supporters arguing that decentralised policing could improve local intelligence gathering and enable faster responses to security threats.
The progress of the bill will depend on the completion of the required legislative and constitutional processes before state police can be formally established.
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