State Police

The argument for State Police is compelling: policing is, by its very nature, more effective when those charged with maintaining security understand the communities, people, terrain and peculiar security challenges within which they operate.

The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill will present the Executive Bill package to President Bola Tinubu on September 3, 2026, after concluding nationwide stakeholder consultations and technical drafting. The proposed legislation is designed to establish...

House of Representatives delivers a major legislative victory for President Bola Tinubu by passing the Executive Bill seeking to establish State Police Services, one of the most significant constitutional and security reforms in Nigeria's democratic history. A total...

July 19, (THEWILL) — The renewed debate over state police has once again exposed the deep fault lines in Nigeria’s governance and security architecture. In a recent interview, Professor Chidi Odinkalu advanced a powerful caution: introducing state police in...

House Rescinds Earlier Bill: Reps withdraw their previously passed State Police Constitution Alteration Bill to consider President Tinubu's Executive-sponsored proposal. Conference Committee Dissolved: Lawmakers scrap the 12-member panel set up to harmonise differences between the House and Senate...

July 10 (THEWILL) — Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called for far-reaching judicial, fiscal and institutional reforms to ensure the success of the proposed State Police system, saying the initiative must go beyond creating new security structures...

June 28 (THEWILL) — Nigerians have continued to express concerns about the viability of state police before the 2027 General Election, fearing that state governors may weaponise the institution for political ends. Among them is the Presidential candidate of the...

June 28 (THEWILL) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a nationwide security emergency and his call for constitutional amendments to enable states that desire State Police to establish them have once again thrust Nigeria into one of its...

June 25 (THEWILL) — The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has expressed strong support for the Senate’s passage of the State Police Bill, saying the proposed reform will enhance security response across the country and strengthen...

June 14, (THEWILL) — Nigeria's security architecture is on the verge of being altered justly in response to persistent terrorism, kidnapping and banditry across the country. Towards this end, the House of Representatives and the Senate took a historic step in proposing legislation...