The number of states that have approved the establishment of state police has risen to 24, meeting the constitutionally required threshold for the state police bill to advance towards becoming law.
The Telegraph gathered that additional states are expected to conclude their deliberations on the proposal next week.
Below is the full list of states that have approved the bill and those whose decisions are still being awaited.
24 states that have approved the bill
- Adamawa
- Delta
- Edo
- Kwara
- Nasarawa
- Ogun
- Osun
- Oyo
- Plateau
- Rivers
- Taraba
- Zamfara
- Enugu
- Anambra
- Imo
- Ekiti
- Kebbi
- Akwa Ibom
- Bayelsa
- Benue
- Cross River
- Abia
- Yobe
- Kaduna
12 states yet to conclude deliberations
- Lagos
- Ondo
- Ebonyi
- Kogi
- Niger
- Borno
- Gombe
- Bauchi
- Jigawa
- Katsina
- Kano
- Sokoto
