Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to establish State Police Services in Nigeria.

The bill scaled second and third readings during plenary, with all 21 members present supporting its passage, signalling the Assembly's endorsement of the proposed constitutional framework for decentralised policing.

After the passage, the Speaker, Adeoye Aribasoye, directed the Clerk of the House to transmit the document to the National Assembly, along with the state legislature's observations.

Speaking on the bill, Mr Aribasoye said the proposed establishment of State Police had remained at the forefront of national discourse f...