State Police Bill: What legislation will do for Nigeria amid insecurity — Arise

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile legislator who represented Ekiti North astatine the 9th National Assembly, Ayodele Arise, said the precocious passed State Police Amendment Act by the Senate would spell a agelong mode successful mitigating the scary information challenges facing the country.

He disclosed this successful a connection on Thursday. 

DAILY POST reports that Nigeria’s Senate had on Wednesday joined the House of Representatives successful passing the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026.

According to him, it is bully that President Bola Ahmed was astatine the centre of the passed State Police Bill. 

He noted that the measure aft its person completed its authorities process,, would springiness authorities governments and sub-national required Constitutional powers to tackle insecurity successful their respective states squarely. 

“Having authorities constabulary is simply a much-needed solution to trim the information menace that we are facing successful the country. “There is nary mode information challenges volition beryllium eliminated completely, but kudos to Mr President that helium has been precise proactive connected this taxable arsenic we proceed to look the challenges of insecurity successful the country. 

“The president has been successful the forefront of ensuring that solutions are provided to conscionable these challenges and astir wholly destruct the beingness of these b,ad elements successful the state as...