President Bola Tinubu has sent a Constitution Alteration Bill to the National Assembly, seeking the establishment of state police.
DAILY POST reports that the bill seeks to amend relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution to create a legal framework for state police across the federation.
This is coming after repeated calls by the President for constitutional reforms to enable states to play a greater role in securing their territories.
Recall that in February, the president asked the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to accommodate state police,
Tinubu described the reform as necessary to address terrorism, banditry and other security threats.
Similarly, on Democracy Day during his nationwide speech, Tinubu vowed that terrorists, bandits and their sponsors would face the full weight of the law, insisting that no mercy would be shown to enemies of the state.
According to him, over 13,000 terrorists had been neutralised within the last year, noting that terrorism-related deaths had fallen significantly compared to previous years.
The state police proposal has gained momentum in recent months, with both chambers of the National Assembly advancing constitutional amendment processes aimed at decentralising policing powers to the states.
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