JUST IN: 24 States Approve State Police, Constitutional Requirement met

Twenty-four State Houses of Assembly have approved the constitutional amendment for the creation of State Police, meeting the two-thirds threshold required for constitutional alteration.

The approval paves the way for the establishment of State Police Services alongside the Federal Police Service.

The 24 states that Have so far approved the bill include Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

Other states who are still at different stages of the process are Kano, Scheduled for Plenary; Bauchi, Katsina, Committee Review; Abia, Borno, Ebonyi, Kogi, Ondo, Sokoto, reports recieved while no public updates on Jigawa, Lagos and Niger states 

With 24 states having approved, the resolutions will be sent back to the National Assembly. Once confirmed, the amendment will proceed for presidential assent to create the constitutional basis for State Police.