Full list: 28 states that approved state police

Nigeria’s National Assembly says 28 state assemblies have approved the creation of state police, exceeding the two-thirds threshold of 24 states required under Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution. National Assembly Clerk Kamoru Ogunlana said the process can move to the next stage, with the constitutional amendment bill set to be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for assent. The bill was sent to all 36 state assemblies on September 16, 2026, with October 15 initially set as the deadline for their decisions; Ogunlana’s office is still receiving and verifying reports. The 28 approving states are Adamawa, Delta, Edo, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, Zamfara, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Ekiti, Kebbi, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Abia, Yobe, Kaduna, Lagos, Kano, Sokoto and Ebonyi.