AfriqueCAN:
THE Nigerian Senate will pass the state police bill on Wednesday. has fixed Wednesday for the passage of the state police bill.
The bill seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution and decentralise Nigeria’s policing system in response to worsening security challenges
On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu transmitted an executive version of the bill to the Senate through a letter dated June 15, 2026.
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a dual policing system in which federal and state police forces operate alongside each other.
