Insecurity: Reps pass state police bill The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill proposing the establishment of state police across Nigeria, a major step toward addressing insecurity and advancing security sector reforms nationwide. The bill, formally titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of State Police and for Related Matters (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026,” was approved during consideration at the Committee of the Whole. It scaled through after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in its...