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Nigerian lawmakers approve police overhaul
Nigeria’s Senate approved a constitutional amendment allowing states to establish their own police forces to address a long-standing security crisis marked by terrorist attacks, farmer-herder clashes, and kidnappings. The bill, which will next go to state assemblies and the president, faces criticism over potential political manipulation by state governors.
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