The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed the Executive Bill on the establishment of state police.
The passage of the bill came after the green chamber of the National Assembly withdrew its own proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police in the country.
311 members of the House of Representatives voted in support of the executive bill seeking to create state police at the plenary on Thursday. 
The Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, disclosed that 35 of the 311 lawmakers voted virtually while the remaining 276 were physically on ground during the voting.
The action of the members came after the consideration and adoption of the report of the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, chaired by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu at plenary.
The proposed legislation titled ‘Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to provide for the Establishment of State Police Services and for Related Matters (HB. 2797), seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to create a constitutional pathway for the establishment of State Police Services.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu last week transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026, to the House of Representatives.
