12/01/2026
AFCRD 2026: Ex-COAS Buratai Calls for Expanded, Well-Equipped Police Force
Nigeria | 31 minutes ago Linus Aleke in Abuja A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (rtd), has called for a significantly expanded and well-equipped Nigeria Police Force to take full responsibility for internal security, reducing the country?s reliance on the military for routine policing duties. Buratai made the call at the National Symposium/Lecture Series held in commemoration of the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day (AFCRD) in Abuja, Monday, where he delivered a lecture titled #8216;Securing Nigeria?s Future: The Armed Forces and National Development.#8217; He stressed that the police should be professionalised under a...
