The states that have approved state police are now 24. So, the constitutionally-required 24-state endorsement benchmark needed for the state police bill to become law has been met.
However, more states will conclude deliberations next week:
Below is a complete list of the states that have approved and the ones being awaited:
24 states that have approved the move:
1. Adamawa State
2. Delta State
3. Edo State
4. Kwara State
5. Nasarawa State
6. Ogun State
7. Osun State
8. Oyo State
9. Plateau State
10. Rivers State
11. Taraba State
12. Zamfara State
13. Enugu
14. Anambra
15. Imo
16. Ekiti
17. Kebbi
18. Akwa Ibom
19. Bayelsa
20. Benue
21. Cross River
22. Abia
23. Yobe, and
24. Kaduna
States being awaited
1. Lagos
2. Ondo
3. Ebonyi
4. Kogi
5. Niger
6. Borno
7. Gombe
8. Bauchi
9. Jigawa
10. Katsina
11. Kano, and
12. Sokoto
