Kaduna Assembly approves state police bill as Uba Sani’s longstanding advocacy gains ground

Kaduna’s legislature has endorsed a proposed change to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution that would allow states to establish their own police forces. The approval advances a policy long championed by Governor Uba Sani, though it does not itself create a state police service. For Nigerians at home and abroad, the development marks a step toward changing how policing responsibilities are shared between federal and state authorities.

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