State Police: 30 States Approve Bill, Six Yet to Respond

Thirty of Nigeria’s 36 State Houses of Assembly have approved the constitutional amendment to establish state police, exceeding the required threshold of 24 states. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said Kano, Cross River, Abia, Niger, Benue and Oyo had yet to formally send their decisions to the National Assembly. The Senate set November 19 as the deadline for the outstanding submissions before the bill is sent to President Bola Tinubu for assent.