By Patrick Obia
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for state policing as terrorism and insecurity ranges in the country.
He made the call for state policing in a statement he signed and made available on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at the State House, Abuja where he enjoined the National Assembly to begin reviewing laws to allow states that require state police to establish them.
Tinubu has also declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered additional recruitment into the Armed Forces and Police Force with approval of an additional twenty thousand (20,000) police officers should be recruited, bringing the total to fifty (50,000).
He also ordered withdrawal of officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) and and instructed the police authorities to give them crash training and deployed them to security challenging areas.
The state reads in part: “In addition, our administration will support state governments which have set up security outfits to safeguard their people from the terrorists bent on disrupting our national peace.
“I call on the National Assembly to begin reviewing our laws to allow states that require state police to establish them.
“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.”
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