President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, to the House of Representatives, seeking constitutional approval for the establishment of state police services nationwide.
In a letter read on the floor of the House on Tuesday, Tinubu said the bill seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide a legal framework for creating state police as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s security architecture.
The President said the bill builds on work already done by the House and introduces additional safeguards to ensure the smooth operation of a dual policing system involving both federal and state governments.
He said the proposed framework is designed to tackle Nigeria’s evolving security challenges through a more responsive and efficient policing structure, describing the bill as a key part of his administration’s security reform agenda.
Tinubu urged lawmakers to expedite consideration and passage of the bill, expressing confidence that the House would act swiftly given the urgency of the country’s security situation.
The development comes barely two weeks after the Senate passed a similar constitutional amendment bill on state police, securing the support of more than two-thirds of lawmakers required to amend the 1999 Constitution.
Should the House pass the bill and it subsequently gets the backing of the required number of state Houses of Assembly, it would pave the way for state police services to be established as part of measures to address rising insecurity across the country.
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