Finally, Reps Pass State Police Bill

By Olumuyiwa Olumuyiwa

Governors in the states across the federation must now be raring to become a Chief-Security- Officers (CSOs) indeed and not just by title.

This is just at a stroke of the pen by President Bola Tinubu away from becoming a reality.

As part of this decentralization of the Nigerian policing architecture, the house of representatives, on Thursday, passed the state police bill.

The resolution followed the voting by 289 lawmakers in favour of state police during Thursday’s plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas while one voted against.

The calls for the establishment of state police became vociferous following a surge in the insecurity bedeviling the country.