Senate Rejected The bill which is aimed at repealing the Nigeria Police Act...
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The lower legislative chamber, the House of Representative has rejected the famous Nigeria Police Reform
The lower legislative chamber, the House of Representative has rejected the famous Nigeria Police Reform aimed at restructuring the police force and also ending the large scale of Police brutality and extortion in the country.
The historic bill was rejected during a plenary sesssion on Wednesday almost a month after it was passed by the Senate.
The bill which is aimed at repealing the Nigeria Police Act 2004 is aimed at “provide for the framework for the police service” as well as ensure partnership between the police and communities.
The lawmakers specifically argued that some of the provisions are inconsistent with the 1999 constitution.
Abubakar lawal, chairman, house committee on police affairs, said while the changes to the police act are long overdue, the bill is inconsistent with the constitution.
“Unless we amend the constitution, we can not implement the bill. The bill also proposed the reduction of the number of DIGs, are we moving forward or backward? The bill is also referring to the Police as police force which is against the constitution,” he said.
The provisions of the bill includes the following.. Click HERE TO READ MORE
