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West and central Africa reporter, @AP. Ex: @Reuters. Forever @LFC.

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Ope Adetayo is an African Liberty Writing Fellow. He is currently an undergraduate of English at the University of Ilorin where he studies English. He is an editorial assistant at Minority Africa and a Creative Nonfiction Interviewer at Africa in Dialogue. He has been published in Stockholm Review of Literature, Sahara Reporters, Commonwealth Correspondent among others.

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Nigeria’s Senate passes bill to allow creation of state police to tackle insecurity

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By Ope Adetayo Verified
| Washington Times Verified
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to have their own police forces, paving the way for a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nation. The proposed constitutional change will decentralize the country’s police force, which is currently controlled by the federal government, but has been overstretched by an escalating insecurity crisis. The state police forces will operate alongside the federal police.
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Nigeria's Senate passes bill to allow creation of state police to tackle insecurity

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By Ope Adetayo Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to have their own police forces, paving the way for a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nation.
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