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State Police: Full list of 24 states that approved bill

23 October 2026

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.

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 1.

Adamawa State 2. Delta State 3. Edo State 4. Kwara State 5. Nasarawa State 6. Ogun State 7. Osun State 8. Oyo State 9. Plateau State 10. Rivers State 11. Taraba State 12. Zamfara State 13. Enugu 14. Anambra 15. Imo 16. Ekiti 17. Kebbi 18. Akwa Ibom 19. Bayelsa 20. Benue 21. Cross River 22. Abia 23. Yobe 24. Kaduna States being awaited 1. Lagos 2. Ondo 3.

Ebonyi 4. Kogi 5. Niger 6. Borno 7. Gombe 8. Bauchi 9. Jigawa 10. Katsina 11. Kano 12. Sokoto Vanguard News

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