Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has approved the constitution amendment bill seeking to establish state police, joining 11 other state legislatures that have endorsed the proposed reform.

The lawmakers unanimously approved all 26 clauses of the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, during plenary in Lafia on Tuesday.

The bill, transmitted to state assemblies by the National Assembly for concurrence, seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide a legal framework for establishing state police services alongside the Nigeria Police Force.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Danladi Jatau, directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the legislature's resolution to the National Assembly.

Nasarawa's approval bri...