President Bola Tinubu also authorised the Department of State Services to immediately deploy all the forest guards already trained to flush out the terrorists and bandits lurking in our forests.
Tinubu says the officers and men of the armed forces and other security agencies are working tirelessly and making significant sacrifices to keep Nigerians safe.
Amid rising attacks and abductions by gunmen and suspected terrorists, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency.
Tinubu also ordered additional recruitment into the Nigerian Armed Forces and the police force.
Tinubu, who said that he had previously approved the nationwide upgrade of police training facilities, authorised the security agency to use various National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps as training depots.