Insecurity: Kogi Assembly approves State Police Bill

Lagos Assembly okays establishment of state police

The Lagos State House of Assembly has unanimously supported the proposed establishment of state police following its consideration of the constitutional amendment bill transmitted by the National Assembly.

Insecurity: Kogi Assembly approves State Police Bill

The Kogi State House of Assembly has unanimously approved a proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police in Nigeria. The Assembly cited the need to tackle insecurity and improve intelligence gathering in arriving at the decision. The Speaker of the House, Aliyu Umar Yusuf, announced the decision on Tuesday during plenary deliberations on the bill […] Insecurity: Kogi Assembly approves State Police Bill

Kogi Assembly passes state police bill  - Lagos Television

The Kogi State House of Assembly has unanimously passed the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish State Police Services in Nigeria, joining efforts to decentralise policing and strengthen responses to local security challenges. The bill was approved on Tuesday during plenary in Lokoja, following its second reading, a lead debate by the House Leader, Dr....

Nigeria: Lagos Assembly backs state police, seeks parliamentary police

WorldStage— The Lagos State House of Assembly has unanimously supported the proposed establishment of state police, following its consideration of the Constitution Amendment Bill transmitted by the National Assembly. The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, disclosed this on Tuesday during plenary, which lawmakers reconvened for after cutting  their recess short to consider the proposed amendment. Obasa said […]

Lagos Speaker Obasa Backs State Police Bill, Calls For Parliamentary Policing

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has backed the proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police but called for greater state control over policing and provisions for parliamentary policing to protect lawmakers.

Kogi Assembly Passes State Police Bill

The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed a bill to establish state police in Nigeria, following strong support from lawmakers.