Nigeria, July 23 -- The minority caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday staged a walkout during plenary, protesting the manner in which the House considered and passed a bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria.

The walkout occurred shortly after the House passed the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to create state police.

The bill was passed after the House considered the proposal during plenary and adopted the report of the Committee of the Whole.

The passage followed a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, who presided over the proceedings as chairman of the Committee of the Whole.

The passage of the bill marked another step in the constitutional amendment process for the creation of state po...