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Nigeria debates state police as Tinubu seeks answer to deepening security crisis

Nigeria is once again grappling with the long-debated question of how to reorganise its internal security apparatus, as calls grow for the creation of state-level police forces to complement the country’s central policing institution. The push comes amid widespread public distrust of the existing force and a security environment that many observers describe as having […]

Nigeria’s Police Reform Bill Advances in Senate, Sparking Debate Over Federalism and Security

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Nigeria’s Senate has approved long-debated legislation that would allow the country’s 36 states to establish their own police forces, a move supporters describe as a long-overdue restructuring of an overstretched federal security apparatus, but which critics warn could deepen the country’s already volatile political landscape. The bill, passed on June 24, comes amid renewed scrutiny

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