Lagos Assembly okays establishment of state police.
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By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly has unanimously supported the proposed establishment of state police following its consideration of the constitutional amendment bill transmitted by the National Assembly.
The support was declared by the Speaker of the House, Mr.
Mudashiru Obasa, during plenary on Tuesday after the lawmakers reconvened to consider the proposed amendment. The bill, titled Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Act, 2026, seeks to provide for the establishment of the State Police Service and related matters. Speaking after reading the relevant sections of the proposed amendment, Obasa said the establishment of state police had remained a recurring issue from the fifth to the 10th Assembly, with successive legislatures deliberating on ways to strengthen security and protect lives and property. He described the development as a step forward but raised concern that some issues previously raised by state legislatures, particularly those concerning control and the relationship between federal and state police structures, had not been adequately addressed.
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