The Zamfara State House of Assembly passes a resolution supporting a proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police in Nigeria. The resolution is adopted during the Assembly’s sitting on Monday and is announced to journalists by the House Speaker, Isma’ila Moriki.
The outlets describe the move as an endorsement of constitutional alteration bills transmitted from the National Assembly to state legislatures for consideration. Moriki says the proposal is intended to strengthen security in Zamfara and other parts of the country, and to complement efforts by the federal government and the state administration in addressing insecurity.
All accounts link the endorsement to ongoing security pressures in Zamfara, where communities face repeated attacks and abductions by armed groups. They also report lawmakers expressing the view that state police would help support federal security agencies and improve the response to the crisis. The reports focus mainly on the Assembly’s procedural action and the stated rationale, with no major differences in the core details.
