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Politics● ElevatedJul 9 · Jul 9, 2026, 1:15 PM

Nigerian police under pressure to reform force amid public distrust

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en]

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

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