 And the House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking the creation of state police. The bill sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honorable Benjamin Kahlu, alteration bill also seeks to transfer police from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list and move that effectively empower states to have state-controlled policing. The establishment of state police has been a subject of controversy and has been advocated for by various regional, socio-political organizations and state governors as a viable solution to the escalating security challenges faced by the nation. The purpose of the state police bill is to establish state police as part of the ongoing efforts to address security challenges in Nigeria. The bill is coming under wake of rising insecurity in the country and comprises 18 classes with six to amend section 34, 35, 39, 42, 84, 89, 129, 153, 197, 214, 215 and 216 of the Constitution. Leading to the debate and the bill during plenary, Honorable Tolani Shagaya said the reason urgent needs was to decentralize the police force to tackle the security challenges in the country. The establishment of state police is a clarion call for a tailored community-centric policing system. It is also an acknowledgement that our states are uniquely positioned to address the security challenges within the border. The alterations proposed in this bill are not just alterations to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They are also the building blocks for the more secure, accountable and resilient Nigeria. Mr Speaker, Honorable Colleagues, I urge you to support this bill. Contributing in favor to the debate, some lawmakers said the clumber for state police is long overdue. Questions on insecurity on the floor of this house, from the beginning of Ninth Assembly to death, there was no single week that there was no matter of urgent public importance that has to do with security. The record is there, you can verify. Mr Speaker, most of these motions were referred to commit you on either military, or the responsibility of the non-licensed, like universities are licensed. For instance, if you want to set up a university in a state, if a state wants to set up a university, they will go to AUC, AUC will license them. So we should find a way of licensing police. Any state that meets the conditional precedence that is formed by maybe the Police Service Commission can apply. That in the Sudden and Eighth Assembly, I am one of those who champion the killing of this type of bill. Our reason in then was that state governors will use the bill to intimidate and harass political opponents. But with the situation we are in now, we have gone far, far beyond that. Speaking against the bill, a lawmaker noted that policing is capital intensive and before establishing state police, there is a need to address socio-economic issues of the society. 21 states or so in this country are caught up in the quagmire of socio-political, ethno-religious misunderstanding. Put the case of establishing state police in these 20 states. I can give you an example. How do you create and balance the establishment of state police in the trajectory, history of political situation in Plato states today? And the lawmaker has unanimously voted in support of the bill when it was put to a voice note, a voice vote, I beg your pardon. The bill was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Review. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.