The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has refuted allegations that a viral video recorded in Katsina State depicted a police officer fraternising with bandits, clarifying that the individuals seen in the footage were security volunteers assisting in anti-crime operations.
Following the recent tragic attack on the Kawel community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu sent Assistant Inspector-General of Police Dankombo Morris, who is in charge of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi, to Plateau State on Tuesday.
The Oyo State government has declared a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas bordering the old Oyo National Park as security agencies intensify efforts to rescue the abducted teachers and pupils who were kidnapped from their school in the Orire local government area on 15 May. Musibau Babatunde, secretary to the state government, announced the curfew in a memo issued on Tuesday, saying it will take effect from Wednesday.
38 foreign nationals have been apprehended by the Lagos State Police Command in Epe, Lagos State, in response to intelligence information indicating that a significant number of foreigners were inhabiting a nearby building. According to CP Fatai Tijani, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, the operation was started after reliable intelligence revealed suspicious activity by the building's inhabitants. He made it clear that the foreigners who had been arrested had nothing to do with the people in a recent viral video that caused a stir among the public.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026, has been formally sent to the Nigerian Senate by President Bola Tinubu for review. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letter, which was dated June 15, 2026, on the upper legislative chamber floor on Tuesday. Tinubu stated in the letter that the proposed law aims to create a constitutional foundation for the creation of state police services in Nigeria by amending the 1999 constitution. In the letter, Tinubu said the proposed legislation seeks to amend the 1999 constitution to create a constitutional framework for the establishment of state police services in Nigeria.
The Senate is set to reconvene today for an emergency plenary session to consider the proposed State Police Bill, a landmark constitutional amendment widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s most significant security reforms since the return to democratic rule. The special sitting was convened after lawmakers were unable to complete work on the bill before proceeding on a three-week recess due to insufficient attendance. Because the legislation seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution, it requires the support of at least two-thirds of senators.
