The National Assembly of Nigeria dey consider bill wey dey seek to establish state police.

The bill, sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, and 14 others, don pass the second reading.

The bill dey propose make dem transfer the term “police” for the 1999 constitution from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list.

The bill na response to the increasing insecurity wey dey the country. Muktar Shagaya from Kwara talk say the proposed legislation “dey try address the complex security challenges” by empowering states to “handle issues wey dey unique to their areas.”