Tinubu signs Police Training Institutions Bill into law, establishes 48 specialised academies nationwide
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law the Nigeria Police Training Institutions (Establishment) Bill, 2024, a landmark legislation that gives legal recognition to 48 police training institutions across the country.
Sponsored by Senator Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam-Madori, the Act aims to institutionalise police education, promote continuous professional development, and align Nigeria’s law enforcement system with international best practices.
The new law classifies the nation’s police training infrastructure into five categories — Police Colleges, Police Training Schools, Police Tactical Schools, Police Technical Training Schools, and other specialised institutions — strategically located across the six geopolitical zones.
Prominent among the now legally recognised institutions are the Police Colleges in Ikeja (Lagos), Kaduna (Kaduna), Maiduguri (Borno), and Oji River (Enugu); the Police Staff College in Jos (Plateau); and the Police Detective College in Enugu.
Others include Police Training Schools in Bauchi, Minna, Sokoto, Benin, Wanune, Calabar, Ilorin, Ibadan, Iperu, Jos, Owerri, Nonwa-Tai, Oyin-Akoko, Ekiti, Gwaram, Malabu-Fufore, and Bende, among several others established to enhance capacity building at all levels of the Force.
The Act also establishes elite Police Tactical Schools such as the Mobile Training Schools in Gwoza (Borno), Ila-Orangun (Osun), and Ende-Hill (Nasarawa); the Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) Schools in Nonwa-Tai (Rivers) and Gombe; and the Special Protection Unit (SPU) School in Kafin Hausa (Jigawa). Other specialised centres include the K9 Training School in Bukuru-Jos, the Mounted Troop Training School in Jos, the Marine Training School in Toru-Orua (Bayelsa), and the Police Pre-Retirement Training School in Kudan (Kaduna).
Under the Police Technical Training framework, the law recognises the Police Public Relations School in Lafia (Nasarawa) and its Abuja campus, the Central Planning and Training Unit in Jos, the Police School of Intelligence in Shere (Kwara), the Schools of Communication in Kudan and Ikeja, the Police School of Music and Driving School (Ikeja), and the Police Veterinary Training School (Abuja).
Other specialised institutions now granted legal backing include the Police Institute of Digital Studies and Cyber Security in Abeokuta (Ogun), the Police School of Nursing and Midwifery in Ezimo (Enugu), the National Institute of Police Studies in Life Camp (Abuja), the Police Short Service Training Institute in Ikot Ekpene (Akwa Ibom), and the Police School of Finance and Administration in Umueri (Anambra).
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Senator Malam-Madori hailed the presidential assent as “a transformative milestone in Nigeria’s internal security architecture,” stressing that the Act would “professionalise police training, deepen security research, and harmonise Nigeria’s policing culture with international standards.”
Security experts have equally praised the legislation as one of the most far-reaching reforms in the history of Nigeria’s policing system — a move expected to enhance professionalism, accountability, and efficiency across the Force.
