{"id":2077,"date":"2026-10-28T06:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/ebonyi-assembly-unanimously-backs-state-police-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T06:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:19:48","slug":"ebonyi-assembly-unanimously-backs-state-police-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/ebonyi-assembly-unanimously-backs-state-police-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebonyi Assembly unanimously backs state police bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ebonyi<\/p>\n

The Ebonyi House of Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill seeking to establish state police services, endorsing a constitutional amendment transmitted by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that all 24 members voted in favour of the bill after extensive deliberations and consultations with their constituents.<\/p>\n

The proposed amendment seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to provide a legal framework for state police services while retaining the Nigeria Police Force at federal level.<\/p>\n

The Speaker, Moses Odunwa, said the unanimous decision demonstrated the assembly\u2019s commitment to constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening the state\u2019s security architecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will also enhance access to criminal intelligence and protection of lives and properties,\u201d Odunwa said.<\/p>\n

He described the demand for sub-national policing as a longstanding aspiration among Ebonyi residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand for a sub-national policing system has been an age-long clamour among Ebonyi people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Odunwa added that the state had formally presented its position in support of state police during a public hearing organised by the National Assembly on constitutional review.<\/p>\n

He said the bill\u2019s passage reflected residents\u2019 desire for a policing system closer to communities and more responsive to local security challenges.<\/p>\n

The Leader of the House, Kingsley Ikoro, said establishing state police would significantly increase manpower in the state\u2019s security sector.<\/p>\n

Ikoro, who represents Afikpo North West under the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the proposed system would improve efforts to tackle crime at grassroots level.<\/p>\n

Other lawmakers, including Victor Nwoke (APC\u2013Abakaliki North) and Oluchukwu Ezeali (APC\u2013Afikpo North East), also stressed the importance of bringing policing closer to communities.<\/p>\n

They argued that decentralised policing could help address Nigeria\u2019s security challenges by improving local responses to crime and criminal activities.<\/p>\n

Following the bill\u2019s passage, Odunwa directed the Clerk of the House, Mrs Uche Edene, to formally transmit the assembly\u2019s resolutions to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

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