Tinubu Moves to Strengthen Police Training, Approves New Academy Campus

Tinubu Moves to Strengthen Police Training, Approves New Academy Campus
Discussions at the meeting focused on the proposed southern campus of the Police Academy to be located in Erije, Abeokuta
Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said Ahmed, expressed support for the initiative

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is pushing forward plans to strengthen policing through education, with fresh moves to upgrade the country’s police training institutions and establish a new campus of the Police Academy in Ogun State.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, alongside former IGP Kayode Egbetokun and other senior officers.

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Alausa said the initiative aligns with the President’s broader agenda to reposition the police for improved service delivery and national security, stressing that enhancing training and institutional capacity remains central to that goal.

Tinubu Moves to Strengthen Police Training, Approves New Academy Campus

“This meeting is in continuation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to reposition the police to deliver on its core mandate and improve security across the country,” the minister said.

Discussions at the meeting focused on the proposed southern campus of the Police Academy to be located in Erije, Abeokuta, with attention on infrastructure design and physical planning required for take-off.

The minister directed the National Universities Commission to fast-track resource verification, noting that the federal government is targeting the admission of the first batch of students between September and November 2026.

He also revealed plans to restructure more than 42 police colleges across the country into monotechnics to enhance specialised training. According to him, a presidential waiver already exists to support the transition, alongside efforts to accredit selected institutions to offer industry-relevant courses critical to modern policing.

To drive implementation, three committees were constituted. These include a resource verification committee led by the NUC, a capacity development committee for police colleges chaired by DIG Isyaku Mohammed in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education, and an infrastructure committee for the new academy campus chaired by the Executive Secretary of TETFund.

Also speaking, the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said Ahmed, expressed support for the initiative, assuring the police leadership of the ministry’s commitment to its successful execution.

On his part, Disu emphasised the importance of education in addressing security challenges, noting that the police would prioritise courses that directly enhance personnel capacity and strengthen national security outcomes.