From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has officially signed the Nigeria Police Training Institutions Establishment Bill, 2024, into law, creating a formal legal framework for 48 specialised police training institutions spread nationwide. This significant legislative milestone aims to restructure and enhance police education, professional development, and operational readiness across Nigeria.
The bill, championed by Senator Ahmed Malam-Madori, institutionalises a broad network of training centres designed to upgrade the skills and capacities of police personnel at every level.
The law categorises these institutions into five main types: Police Colleges, Police Training Schools, Police Tactical Schools, Police Technical Training Schools, and other specialised units, all strategically located to serve the six geopolitical zones effectively.
Key Police Colleges now formally recognised by the legislation include the Police College in Ikeja (Lagos), Police College in Kaduna, Police College in Maiduguri (Borno), Police College in Oji River (Enugu), Police Staff College in Jos (Plateau), and Police Detective College in Enugu. These Colleges will serve as centres of advanced police education and leadership training.
At the grassroots level, Police Training Schools have been legally embedded in numerous locations such as Bauchi, Minna, Sokoto, Benin, Wanune, Calabar, Ilorin, Ibadan, and several more towns, ensuring widespread access to foundational training across Nigeria’s policing units.
The Police Tactical Schools will now have statutory authority to provide specialised operational training. These include Mobile Training Schools in Gwoza (Borno), Ila-Oragun (Osun), and Ende-Hill (Nasarawa); Counter Terrorism Unit Schools in Nonwa-Tai (Rivers) and Gombe; Special Protection Unit School in Kafin Hausa (Jigawa); K9 and Mounted Troop Training Schools in Jos (Plateau); the Marine Training School in Toru-Orua (Bayelsa); and a Police Pre-Retirement Training School in Kudan (Kaduna).
Under the Police Technical Training Schools banner, the new law formalises institutions such as the Police Public Relations School in Lafia (Nasarawa) and Abuja, the Central Planning and Training Unit (Jos), Police School of Intelligence (Shere, Kwara), Schools of Communication (Kudan and Ikeja), Police School of Music (Ikeja), the Police Driving School (Ikeja), and the Police Veterinary Training School in Abuja.
The legislation further recognises other specialised facilities, including the Police Institute of Digital Studies and Cyber Security (Abeokuta, Ogun), the Police School of Nursing and Midwifery (Ezimo, Enugu), the National Institute of Police Studies (Life Camp, Abuja), Police Short Service Training Institute (Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom), and the Police School of Finance and Administration (Umueri, Anambra).
Malam-Madori hailed the presidential assent as a “transformative moment for Nigeria’s internal security system,” emphasising that the Act will professionalise police education, enhance security research, and bring Nigerian policing closer to international standards of law enforcement.
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