Ondo Assembly passes state police bill, says it’s long overdue

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Key context: <img width="1726" height="898" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ondo-house-of-assembly.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ondo-house-of-assembly.jpg 1726w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ondo-house-of-assembly-300x156.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ondo-house-of-assembly-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ondo-house-of-assembly-1536x799.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1726px) 100vw, 1726px" /><p>The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to establish State Police Services in the country. With the development, Ondo became the latest state to endorse the proposed decentralised policing framework after 24 state assemblies met the constitutional threshold last week. [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/ondo-assembly-passes-state-police-bill-says-its-long-overdue/">Ondo Assembly passes state police bill, says it’s long overdue</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.