State police: Rivers Assembly joins Osun, Edo in backing bill

The Rivers State House of Assembly has voted unanimously to back the bill for the creation of state police in Nigeria, joining the Houses of Assembly in Osun and Edo in supporting the initiative. The proposed amendment, which seeks to create a decentralised policing system closer to Nigerians, now requires support from at least 24 of the 36 state Houses of Assembly before it can be sent to the President for assent. The National Assembly has given state legislatures a 30-day window to consider the bill.

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