Nigeria: 24 states back constitutional amendment for state police

Nigeria's presidential panel reports that 24 of 36 states have approved a constitutional amendment to establish state police, meeting the two-thirds threshold required to proceed. The amendment would devolve policing powers from the federal government to states, a significant shift in Nigeria's security architecture. The move is part of ongoing constitutional reforms, though implementation details and federal resistance remain uncertain.

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