Nigeria, June 23 -- President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate.

The proposed legislation seeks to amend relevant provisions of the Constitution to provide the legal framework for the creation of state police in Nigeria.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this in a letter read during an emergency plenary session on Tuesday.

Although the bill was transmitted with its various clauses, Mr Akpabio did not disclose their details. He only stated that the relevant provisions were attached to the proposed legislation.

In the letter, Mr Tinubu said his administration was committed to reorganising Nigeria's security architecture to adequately protec...