Insecurity: President Tinubu Urges All Hands On Deck, Approves Additional Recruitment Of 20,000 Police Officers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency while asking the Nigeria Police Force and the Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel in order to address worsening security situation in the country.

The Nigeria Police Force has been asked to recruit 20,000 new police officers and this will bring the number of new police officers that will be recruited to 50,000.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the presidency announced this in a statement on Wednesday while noting that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps have been approved as temporary training facilities for the recruits.

‘Today, in view of the emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces.

By this declaration, the police and the army are authorized to recruit more personnel. The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000.

Although I had previously approved the nationwide upgrade of police training facilities, the police authorities are, by this statement, authorized to use various National Youth Service Corps camps as training depots.

The officers being withdrawn from VIP guard duties should undergo crash training to debrief them and deliver more efficient police services when deployed to security-challenged areas of the country’ the statement said.

President Tinubu has also asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to deploy trained forest guards to flush out terrorists and bandits from the nation’s forests and also recruit more personnel to strengthen these operations.

‘My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas. The times require all hands on deck. As Nigerians, we should all get involved in securing our nation’ he said.

Security agencies were also commended for the efforts that resulted in the release of the abducted 24 high school students in Kebbi and the 38 CAC members in Kwara State.

While urging the National Assembly to review laws to allow states to establish state police where necessary and asking local authorities and religious institutions to improve security measure, President Tinubu highlighted the government’s Livestock Ministry initiative and emphasized the need for herders to end open grazing, surrender illegal weapons, and adopt ranching to prevent farmer-herder clashes.

‘States should rethink establishing boarding schools in remote areas without adequate security. Mosques and churches should constantly seek police and other security protection when they gather for prayers, especially in vulnerable areas.

 Our administration created the Livestock Ministry to address the persistent clashes between herders and farmers. I call on all herder associations to take advantage of it, end open grazing, and surrender illegal weapons.

Ranching is now the path forward for sustainable livestock farming and national harmony. The Federal Government, in collaboration with the states, will work with you to solve this problem, once and for all.

Report suspicious activities. Cooperate with security agencies. We are in this fight together, and together we shall win.

May God continue to bless Nigeria and keep our armed forces safe’ the president added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you