US EditionNigeria’s Tinubu declares security emergency, orders mass recruitment of police and army
President Tinubu ordered the police to recruit 50,000 officers and authorized deployment of forest guards to combat rising kidnappings and banditry, urging legal reforms for state policing.
- Nigeria has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered additional recruitment into the armed forces and police due to mass kidnappings.
- The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000, and utilize various camps for training.
- President Tinubu commended the security agencies for recent hostage rescues and urged mosques and churches to seek protection in vulnerable areas.
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Nigeria’s Tinubu declares security emergency, orders mass recruitment of police and army
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel to tackle worsening armed violence across the country.
In just a week and a half, 350 people were abducted in Nigeria. Head of State Bola Tinubu reacts with a nationwide security emergency. He also announced more personnel for police and army.
In Nigeria, President Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency following the abduction of several hundred people.
The Head of State, who had also announced in parallel a complete overhaul of the law enforcement forces, wanted to try to stop attacks and abductions still widespread in the country.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered the police and the Nigerian Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel, with the aim of containing the wave of violence.
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