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The Federal Government has indicated that the long-awaited establishment of state police may soon become a reality, as efforts to create a legal framework for the initiative enter an advanced stage.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Thursday after a high-level consultative meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
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According to him, significant progress has been made on the proposed security reform, with discussions now focused on finalising constitutional amendments required to pave the way for the creation of state police across the country.
Gbajabiamila explained that work on the initiative commenced several months ago following a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, adding that extensive consultations have been undertaken to address the legal, constitutional and operational issues surrounding the proposal.
He noted that establishing state police involves complex constitutional processes and cannot be implemented without the necessary legal backing.
The Chief of Staff expressed optimism that the amendment process would soon reach a decisive stage, after which legislation to operationalise the new policing structure would be introduced.
He further stated that stakeholders have largely moved beyond debating whether state police should exist and are now concentrating on developing a workable framework that will define its operations, oversight mechanisms and relationship with existing security institutions.
According to Gbajabiamila, the growing consensus among stakeholders reflects increasing national support for decentralising policing as part of broader efforts to address security challenges across the country.
The proposed state police system has remained a major topic in Nigeria’s security discourse, with advocates arguing that it would improve local intelligence gathering, enhance rapid response capabilities and strengthen community-based policing.
If approved through constitutional amendments and supporting legislation, the reform would represent one of the most significant changes to Nigeria’s security architecture since the return to democratic governance.
