State police should no longer be delayed
The establishment of state police has received additional boost with President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, which will prepare the legal framework for its implementation across the country. The inauguration followed the Senate’s passage of the Constitution Alteration (State Police) Bill, 2026, proposing a dual policing structure comprising the Federal Police Service and 36 State Police Services. We laud the bold initiative and urge the panel to fast-track it.
14th July 2026