Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The Senate on Wednesday fixed 15 November as the deadline for state Houses of Assembly to transmit their resolutions on the proposed creation of state police to the National Assembly.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the deadline during plenary after senators endorsed the decision through a voice vote.

According to the Senate, the states yet to transmit their resolutions on the proposal are Kano, Oyo, Cross River, Abia, Niger and Benue. However, records show five states have passed the proposal in their respective states, except Niger State.

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, read out the names of the 30 states that have approved the proposal so far and transmitted their resolutions to the National...