President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to strengthening Nigeria’s safety structure in 2026 by deeper cooperation with regional and international companions, whereas advancing reforms aimed toward tackling terrorism, banditry, and different safety threats.
In his New 12 months’s tackle to the nation on January 1, the President stated that safety and intelligence companies would intensify their collaboration with worldwide allies to remove all threats to nationwide safety.
He careworn that defending lives, property, and Nigeria’s territorial integrity stays a high precedence of his authorities.
Tinubu famous that whereas financial reforms are essential, sustainable growth can’t be achieved with out peace and stability.
He stated the federal government would proceed to undertake a complete safety strategy that mixes intelligence-led operations, worldwide partnerships, and institutional reforms.
“In 2026, our safety and intelligence companies will deepen cooperation with regional and international companions to remove all threats to nationwide safety.
“We stay resolute in defending lives, property, and the territorial integrity of our nation. I proceed to imagine {that a} decentralised policing system, with applicable safeguards, complemented by correctly regulated forest guards and anchored on accountability, is essential to successfully addressing terrorism, banditry, and associated safety challenges.
“To attain our goals in 2026, we should all play our half. Nation-building is a shared duty.
“We should stand collectively in unity and function, uphold patriotism, and serve our nation with honour and integrity in our respective roles. Allow us to resolve to be higher residents, higher neighbours, and higher stewards of our nation,” he averred.
Tinubu reiterated his help for a decentralised policing system, describing it as important to addressing Nigeria’s complicated safety challenges.
In keeping with him, such a system should be carried out with applicable safeguards, robust accountability mechanisms, and clear regulatory frameworks.
He additionally highlighted the function of correctly regulated forest guards as a complementary safety measure, significantly in tackling banditry and legal actions in hard-to-reach areas.
Tinubu acknowledged that these measures, when successfully coordinated, would strengthen inside safety and improve the capabilities of regulation enforcement companies.
