President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Police Training Institutions Establishment Bill, 2024, into law, officially creating 48 specialised police academies across the country.
The legislation, sponsored by Senator Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam-Madori, seeks to institutionalise police education, promote continuous professional development, and align Nigeria’s policing standards with global best practices.
Under the new law, police training institutions are grouped into five major categories: Police Colleges, Police Training Schools, Police Tactical Schools, Police Technical Training Schools, and other specialised institutions.
Strategically distributed across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, the newly recognised Police Colleges include those in Ikeja (Lagos), Kaduna, Maiduguri (Borno), Oji River (Enugu), Jos (Plateau), and Enugu.
The Police Training Schools will be located in Bauchi, Minna, Sokoto, Benin, Calabar, Ilorin, Ibadan, Iperu, Jos, Owerri, Nonwa-Tai, Oyin-Akoko, Ekiti, Gwaram, Malabu, Fufore, Bende, and other key areas to ensure training accessibility across all formations.
The Police Tactical Schools will focus on elite operational training and include mobile centres in Gwoza (Borno), Ila-Oragun (Osun), and Ende-Hill (Nasarawa); Counter-Terrorism Unit Schools in Nonwa-Tai (Rivers) and Gombe; and specialised protection units in Kafin Hausa (Jigawa). Other tactical institutions include the K9 Training School (Bukuru-Jos), Mounted Troop Training School (Jos), Marine Training School (Toru-Orua, Bayelsa), and the Pre-Retirement Training School (Kudan, Kaduna).
The Police Technical Training Schools will cover areas such as public relations, intelligence, communications, and logistics. These include the Police Public Relations School (Lafia and Abuja), Central Planning and Training Unit (Jos), Police School of Intelligence (Shere, Kwara), Communication Schools (Kudan and Ikeja), School of Music, Police Driving School, and Police Veterinary Training School.
Additional specialised institutions recognised under the Act include the Police Institute of Digital Studies and Cyber Security (Abeokuta, Ogun), Police School of Nursing and Midwifery (Ezimo, Enugu), National Institute of Police Studies (Life Camp, Abuja), Police Short Service Training Institute (Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom), and Police School of Finance and Administration (Umueri, Anambra).
Senator Malam-Madori commended the President for assenting to the bill, describing it as a transformative milestone in strengthening Nigeria’s internal security framework. He noted that the Act would professionalise police training, advance security research, and modernise policing culture in line with international standards.
Security experts have lauded the development as one of the most significant legislative reforms in the history of Nigeria’s police system.
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