Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- With the majority of the governors of the 36 states of the federation at the 147th National Economic Council held on the 12th of December, 2024 declaring their support for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police forces, it appears that a consensus has been reached on that long debated issue and it is only a matter of time before the states are endowed with policing powers; an item which is presently the exclusive preserve of the federal government by the provisions of Section 214 and Part 1 of the 2nd Schedule of the Constitution.

The widespread insecurity, which has ravaged the country for decades now with no solution in sight, led to a renewed Clamour for the sub-natio...