Asaba, Nigeria – The government of Delta State, in southern Nigeria, has approved 34 billion naira (approximately $21 million) to construct divisional police headquarters across all 25 of its local government areas. The approval was announced following a State Executive Council meeting on Friday.
Okay News reports that the security infrastructure project also includes the establishment of a Special Police Protection Unit and forms part of a broader spending package worth more than 400 billion naira (approximately $250 million) approved across sectors including roads, electricity, education, housing and the judiciary.
Charles Aniagwu, Delta State’s Commissioner for Works and Public Information, said the decision was made in anticipation of a possible shift in how policing is structured in Nigeria.
“Ahead of the Federal Government policy on State Police, the State Government today approved the construction of the state-of-the-art Divisional Police Headquarters in the 25 local government areas and a Special Police Protection Unit at the cost of about N34 billion,” Aniagwu said.
Beyond policing, the council approved construction and rehabilitation of more than 50 road projects across the state. It also approved 5 billion naira (approximately $3.1 million) in partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency to improve electricity supply, and 1.5 billion naira (approximately $937,000) for the second phase of a social investment programme.
The state’s Attorney General, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, said the council additionally approved the construction of 10 residential quarters for judges and the renovation of 42 courts, covering both customary and magistrate levels.
The Delta State approvals reflect a wider national conversation about decentralising policing in Nigeria. Currently, all police officers in Nigeria fall under a single federal command structure, a system critics say is too slow to respond to localised security threats.
President Bola Tinubu called on Nigeria’s Senate in February 2026 to fast-track constitutional amendments that would create a legal framework for state-controlled police forces. Nigeria faces persistent security challenges including terrorism, armed banditry and insurgency across several regions.
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