FULL LIST: 33 Assemblies endorse State Police Creation Bill

Thirty-three States, representing 92% of the Federation, have backed State Police creation bill.

As of Wednesday, October 28, the State Police bill proposed by the National Assembly has been backed by 33 of the 36 State Assemblies.

The bill titled *Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Act, 2026* seeks to provide for the establishment of the State Police Service and related matters.

The bill requires two-third of the 36, precisely 24 Assemblies, to become a law once assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

With the 33 Assemblies backing it, the bill is as good as passed, marking a significant move in the nation’s drive towards decentralisation of police to tackle insecurity, banditry and terrorism.

Here are the 33 States that have passed the bill:

All the 6 South Western States: 6/6

1. Lagos

2. Ogun

3. Osun

4. Oyo

5. Ondo

6. Ekiiti

All the 6 South South States: 6/6

7. Edo

8. Delta

9. Rivers

10. Cross Rivers

11. Akwa Ibom

12. Bayelsa

All the 5 South Eastern States: 5/5

13. Anambra

14. Enugu

15. Imo

16. Abia

17. Ebonyi

North Central States: 5/6

18. Kwara

19. Kogi

20.Benue

21. Plateau

22.Nasarawa

North Eastern States: 5/6

23. Adamawa

24. Taraba

25. Bornu

26. Yobe

27. Gombe

North Western States: 6/7

28. Kaduna

29. Kano

30. Kebbi

31. Jigawa

32. Zamfara

33. Sokoto

The three States yet to endorse State Police creation bill as at date are:

Niger (North Central)

Bauchi (North East)

Katsina (North West)