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STATE POLICE: FULL LIST OF 24 STATES THAT APPROVED BILL

October 23, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

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. Vanguard gathered that more states will conclude deliberations next week.

Below is a complete list of the states that have approved and the one being awaited:

24 states that have approved bill

Adamawa State
Delta State
Edo State
Kwara State
Nasarawa State
Ogun State
Osun State
Oyo State
Plateau State
Rivers State
Taraba State
Zamfara State
Enugu
Anambra
Imo
Ekiti
Kebbi
Akwa Ibom
Bayelsa
Benue
Cross River
Abia
Yobe
Kaduna

States being awaited

Lagos
Ondo
Ebonyi
Kogi
Niger
Borno
Gombe
Bauchi
Jigawa
Katsina
Kano
Sokoto

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.