Kogi State has joined other states in Nigeria in ratifying the establishment of state police as part of efforts to strengthen local security architecture through intelligence gathering and improve responses to security challenges. This followed the passage of a bill approving of the proposed constitutional amendment by the Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday, in line with ongoing efforts to decentralise policing in Nigeria. The amendment seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for the establishment of state police services and other related...