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Nigeria sends state police amendment bill to state assemblies for ratification

ABUJA, Sept 17 - Nigeria's parliament has sent a constitutional amendment bill that would establish state police forces to the country's 36 state assemblies for ratification, advancing a key security overhaul by…

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The Straits TimesSep 17, 2026, 10:08 AM

Nigeria sends state police amendment bill to state assemblies for ratification

ABUJA, Sept 17 - Nigeria's parliament has sent a constitutional amendment bill that would establish state police forces to the country's 36 state assemblies for ratification, advancing a key security overhaul by President Bola Tinubu as he faces mounting pressure over worsening insecurity ahead of January elections.

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