The Presidency has expressed optimism that state police will soon be established in Nigeria, following reported progress in efforts to amend the Constitution to allow states to operate their own police services.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his X account, praising the President, the National Assembly, state assemblies and governors for advancing the proposed reform.
“State police will soon be a reality in Nigeria, helping reduce ungoverned spaces and improve national security,” Onanuga said.
His remarks followed an announcement by the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill that the proposed constitutional amendment had secured the required level of support in state assemblies.
The development represents a step forward in efforts to decentralise Nigeria’s policing structure, which currently operates primarily under the federal government.
Supporters of state police argue that allowing states to establish their own police services could improve responses to local security challenges, strengthen community-level intelligence gathering and enable quicker interventions in areas facing persistent insecurity.
However, the establishment of state police requires the completion of the constitutional amendment process and the development of the necessary legal and operational frameworks.
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