Nigerian police under pressure to reform force amid public distrust
9 Jul 2026, 13:15 GMT
By FRANCE24
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/nigerian-police-under-pressure-to-reform-force-amid-public-distrust
The 36 states of the Federation have yet to ratify the establishment of a State Police force under their responsibility. For several decades, Nigeria has been struggling to restructure the architecture of its internal security: But with a national police force and a local police force, this would be one of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s responses as the overall security situation in Nigeria continues to deteriorate. FRANCE 24's