State police: five of 36 assemblies back amendment as policing bill nears NASS
Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and Zamfara have approved the state police amendment, which needs 24 states, as Gbajabiamila says the policing bill is 90% ready.
The constitutional amendment that would let Nigeria's states set up their own police forces has been approved by five of the 36 state Houses of Assembly, far short of the 24 it needs, Premium Times and Blueprint reported on Friday, 16 October 2026. The five are Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and Zamfara. It came a day after Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief…