President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, unveiling sweeping measures to reinforce Nigeria’s defence architecture amid rising threats across several states.
The President, in a statement on Wednesday, ordered an immediate scale-up of personnel in the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force.
He stated that the police are to recruit an additional 20,000 officers, raising the ongoing recruitment figure to 50,000, while the army and other security agencies have been cleared to commence fresh enlistments.