Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly declared a state of emergency on institutions responsible for training personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and other internal security agencies.
The decision, coming amid the United States’ recent designation of Nigeria as a “country of concern” and rising fears of possible US military action.
The development was disclosed by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, who chairs the National Economic Council (NEC) ad-hoc committee on the overhaul of security training institutions, during an on-the-spot assessment of facilities in Lagos on Tuesday.
Mbah was accompanied by his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, the committee’s secretary and former Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba, and the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Special Protection Unit, Olatunji Disu.
Governor Mbah said the committee had been given a 30-day deadline to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the country’s security training facilities to the National Economic Council for action.
He explained that Tinubu, during the last NEC meeting held on October 23, expressed concern over the outdated equipment and decaying infrastructure used to train security officers, stressing that the current state of the institutions does not align with his vision of building a modern, efficient, and professional security system.
According to him, the president was deeply disturbed that the men and women responsible for maintaining internal peace and protecting citizens were being trained in conditions far below acceptable global standards. Mbah noted that Tinubu made it clear the reforms were essential to his plan of growing Nigeria’s economy to one trillion dollars within the next five years, insisting that a nation cannot attract investment or maintain stability without strong, well-trained security forces.
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The Enugu governor explained that the president had directed the committee to assess the training infrastructure of all security agencies and recommend urgent steps for modernization, capacity development, and better coordination. He said the inspection in Lagos was part of a nationwide exercise to gather firsthand information on the challenges facing the institutions and propose practical solutions within the stipulated time frame.
Governors and heads of security agencies are now expected to compile detailed reports on the state of their respective institutions within the 30-day period and submit them to the NEC for review. The presidency is also expected to release official guidelines on the assessment and reporting process in the coming days.
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