President Bola Tinubu is presiding over a Nigeria Police Council meeting at the State House in Abuja to review security reforms.
The session focuses on decentralized policing, state police, and ongoing security challenges.
President Bola Tinubu is presiding over a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, as part of ongoing consultations on national security and police reforms.
The meeting, which began around 2:39 p.m. on Thursday, came shortly after the President concluded a Council of State session where he presented nominees for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Police Council meeting is taking place about five weeks after President Tinubu reaffirmed his commitment to establishing state police and strengthening the newly deployed forest guards. During a meeting with a Katsina State delegation led by Governor Dikko Radda on September 2, 2025, Tinubu had said, “I am reviewing all aspects of security; I have to create a state police.”
The President’s renewed push for decentralized policing comes 18 months after his administration first proposed the idea in February 2024, amid rising insecurity in several parts of the country.
At Thursday’s session, members of the Council observed a minute of silence in honor of former Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase, who died on August 31, 2025.
Those in attendance include Vice President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Gaidam. All 36 state governors or their representatives also attended, with Bauchi State represented by its deputy governor.
Thursday’s meeting is expected to review the progress of ongoing police reforms, assess the nation’s security situation, and deliberate on how to improve coordination between the federal and state levels in tackling crime.
Details of the Council’s resolutions are expected to be released later.
