Senate Passes State Police Bill, Gives Governors Power to Appoint Commissioners
The Senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria, a significant step in efforts to decentralise policing and tackle rising insecurity nationwide.
The bill was approved on Wednesday after a clause-by-clause review and a manual voting process in which more than two-thirds of senators voted in support. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced its passage following the presentation of a report by the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution, chaired by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin.
The proposed legislation introduces a state policing system that will operate alongside the existing federal police structure, ending the Federal Government’s exclusive control over policing.
Under the bill, each state police service will be headed by a Commissioner of Police appointed by the governor and confirmed by the State House of Assembly, while the federal police will remain under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police.
The amendment also allows governors to issue lawful written directives on public safety and order within their states. To prevent abuse, the bill includes safeguards prohibiting state police from arresting, detaining, investigating, or targeting individuals, political parties, or groups solely for criticising the government, except in accordance with the law.
The bill is regarded as one of the most significant constitutional reforms of the 10th National Assembly. However, it must still secure the approval of state Houses of Assembly and complete other constitutional requirements before becoming law.
After years of avoidance, deception, and failure to localise security, such as establishing state police, the nation allowed insecurity to fester beyond imagination. The bill the Senate passed today is a right step in the right direction. May more security efforts be adopted.
“Why are you blocking the road? You didn’t hear when the commissioner of police said no police officer should block the road anymore for any reason? What’s your name? What’s your rank?”
CP Rivers State Police command confronts police officers on the highway blocking the road
A team led by the Commander of 12 Brigade Lokoja, Brigadier General Karim Sidi, conducted an operation in the dense forests around Iluke, Bunu, in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, to recover and exhume the body of notorious bandit leader Ibrahim Battijo for autopsy purposes.
Battijo was killed on June 10, 2026, during a failed attempt to carry out a mass abduction of WAEC candidates in Iluke.
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Comedian MC Lively sends Kenneth Okonkwo to the dry-cleaners!!! 😂😂😂
Kenneth thinks he can survive a war against Nigerians.
He should ask Desmond Elliot of the “2020 Fame”.
Cc: @realkenokonkwo
The Nigerian military is taking credit for “rescuing” some 400 hostages released by Boko Haram in Ngoshe.
That is a lie, of course. Here is the word from eyewitnesses on the ground.
Soldiers delivered ransom to Boko Haram, said to be somewhere between 3 and 5 billion naira.
Only Muslim hostages were released. The Christian women and children remain in captivity.
They were being held in a village named Gavva at the shadow of Mandara Mountain, three kilometers away from the military base in Ngoshe.
That is not a rescue. That is complicity, and a wealth transfer to their terrorist comrades. It is also proof and a continuation of the ongoing Christian genocide.
This is video of the Muslim women and children being returned.
#EarthShaker
I have seen this trending everywhere, APC is now claiming that Peter Obi’s visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg never happened and that the photos and videos are AI-generated.
Most people in APC are actually battling mental health problems, because what other reason would you have, to deny a publicly documented event like Peter Obi’s visit to the EU. That is why we need him to invest in healthcare, so we can rescue these sycophants that have lost their minds.
To be clear, Peter Obi was indeed in Strasbourg, where he engaged lawmakers and stakeholders on issues that matter to Nigeria and Africa. He spoke about the economy, insecurity, poverty, youth empowerment, corruption (Tinubu’s middle name), and the need for stronger EU-Africa partnerships.
The tragedy is that APC have become so accustomed to Tinubu’s terrible governance that whenever they see a true leader discussing policy, facts, and solutions, especially on an international stage, their first reaction is to shout “AI.”
As the saying goes, the empty drum makes the loudest noise, but it is the loaded vessel that moves the harvest.
Peter Obi is too busy moving the harvest. You all are not even ready for the places you are about to see him in.
@Jzoe120220@oluoftrades@caleb_nwanneka I know over 20 people who have complained about him. I have messaged him privately to mend his ways, but he chose to rant here. Each year he rebrands and comes out with one or two products...the same story of ripping people off with shiny objects each year.
@oluoftrades@Jzoe120220@caleb_nwanneka He sold 72IG... folks bought and he locked up on guiding them or taking their calls as he promised before purchase. Once you buy his course, he ghosts you on his promises. You pay and join his forex trading group, he has no time for those in there. You call him out, he removes u
@oluoftrades@caleb_nwanneka He may be your friend, advise him to be more truthful. He has messed up so many people in the spaces of affiliate marketing, forex trading, etc. He promises so much and delivers too little or nothing.