Tinubu approves 28,000 additional soldiers, 50,000 police officers – APC

President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 28,000 additional soldiers and 50,000 police officers as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security capacity, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has said.

The council also disclosed that the president had established four new Army divisions and approved two additional military training depots in Osogbo, Osun State, and Amasiri-Edda, Ebonyi State.

In a statement on Sunday, the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, said the measures were aimed at expanding military operational coverage, improving response to security threats and increasing the number of personnel available for deployment.

According to Alake, the two new Army depots can accommodate 6,000 recruits each, bringing their combined training capacity to 12,000 soldiers at a time.

He said the Osogbo facility currently has 5,210 recruits undergoing training.

The council said the expansion of military training infrastructure was expected to reduce recruit turnaround time and accelerate the deployment of new soldiers.

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Tinubu has also approved the construction of a 700-unit military barracks in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to improve personnel welfare and provide operational support.

Alake said the accommodation project was designed to provide military personnel with a professional living and working environment, alongside essential infrastructure.

He added that the administration’s investments in manpower, training, equipment and infrastructure were aimed at addressing security agencies’ capacity gaps and improving their effectiveness.

The statement said the measures formed part of Tinubu’s broader Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality.