President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Police and the Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to confront rising insecurity across the country.
This was contained in a statement issued from the State House on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the President ordered the police to recruit 20,000 new officers, bringing the total planned intake to 50,000. He also authorised the use of National Youth Service Corps camps as temporary training facilities for the recruits, warning criminals that restraint should not be mistaken for weakness and vowing decisive action.
Tinubu called for national unity, vigilance, and cooperation with security agencies, stressing that “we are in this fight together, and together we shall win.”
