President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s national security training institutions and ordered an immediate comprehensive overhaul of all police and paramilitary training facilities across the country.

The directive follows reports of dilapidated infrastructure, outdated curricula, and poor welfare conditions in key training centres of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other security agencies.

Announcing the decision through the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President emphasized that the current state of training environments was unacceptable for the development of effective security personnel.

“You cannot expect our men and women to be trained in inhumane environments. That is not acceptable,” the statement quoted President Tinubu as saying.

Under the new directive, state governors and heads of security agencies have been given a 30-day deadline to conduct a full audit of all training facilities and submit reports to the NEC.

The overhaul will include modernization of infrastructure and learning environments, integration of technology-driven training such as digital literacy, artificial intelligence, and robotics, improved welfare and living conditions for trainees, and the establishment of a special intervention fund to support the rehabilitation process.

According to the NEC committee led by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, the move is part of President Tinubu’s broader national security reform agenda aimed at rebuilding professionalism and capacity within Nigeria’s security forces.

Analysts have described the declaration as a significant step toward addressing long-standing deficiencies in Nigeria’s internal security system, which has struggled with rising banditry, terrorism, and organized crime.