{
  "id": 16938538,
  "title": "State police: Bauchi Assembly approves constitutional amendment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/state-police-bauchi-assembly-approves-constitutional-amendment-16938538",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/state-police-bauchi-assembly-approves-constitutional-amendment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bauchi State House of Assembly has approved a proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution. According to Punch Nigeria, the amendment is intended to provide for the establishment of a state police.\n\nSeparately, the Bauchi State Police Command arrested 32-year-old Samuel Ogochukwu from Imo State for allegedly using a nine-year-old boy to transport illicit drugs to evade security operatives, Daily Post Nigeria reported. The suspect was found with 17 sachets of Tramadol, five sachets of D5, and five sachets of an unidentified drug.\n\nThe suspect reportedly admitted to the trafficking and claimed he used the child to avoid detection so he could raise money to care for his ailing mother, according to a statement from police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib. The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Maritime Board (Amendment) Bill passed in Assembly amid Opposition walkout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/maritime-board-amendment-bill-passed-in-assembly-amid-opposition",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:01:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "30 States Endorse Constitutional Amendment for State Police, Says Akpabio",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/30-states-endorse-constitutional-amendment-for-state-police-says",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:23:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}