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Nigeria Advances Police Reform as First Constitutional Amendment to Reach States

Nigeria Advances Police Reform as First Constitutional Amendment to Reach States

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Nigeria has taken an important step toward decentralizing its policing system after the National Assembly transmitted a constitutional amendment establishing state police services to all 36 state Houses of Assembly for consideration.  The measure, formally titled the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, would establish state police forces alongside… The post Nigeria Advances Police Reform as First Constitutional Amendment to Reach States first appeared on International Christian Concern.