President Bola Tinubu is set to implement a five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture and ending the country’s prolonged insecurity, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said.

The council said the plan would align defence priorities, military operations, capability development and security spending with Nigeria’s current and emerging threats, including terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.

It also claimed that military operations under the Tinubu administration had eliminated more than 15,000 Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in the last three years, while over 130,000 Boko Haram fighters and their dependants had surrendered through Operation Safe Corridor, the government’s rehabilitation programme for repentant insurgents.

The PCC said the administration’s security strategy combines sustained military operations with non-kinetic measures aimed at addressing the root causes and consequences of insecurity.

As part of efforts to expand military capacity, the council said Tinubu had created four new Army divisions and restructured existing formations to improve operational coverage and enable faster responses to security threats.

It added that the President had approved two additional Army depots in Osogbo, Osun State, and Amasiri-Edda, Ebonyi State, with a combined capacity to train 12,000 recruits at a time.

According to the council, 5,210 recruits are currently undergoing training at the Osogbo depot, while the expansion is expected to increase the number of personnel available for deployment.

Tinubu has also approved the recruitment of an additional 28,000 soldiers and 50,000 police officers to strengthen military manpower and internal security operations, the PCC said.

The council said the administration was also investing in military infrastructure and personnel welfare, citing the construction of a 700-unit military barracks in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

It said the project would provide accommodation and operational facilities for military personnel while supporting a sustained security presence in the area.

The PCC said the proposed five-year defence plan would further strengthen intelligence, surveillance, coordination and combat readiness while directing security investments towards identified threats and operational requirements.

The council said the plan was also intended to close critical capability gaps, optimise available resources and reduce unnecessary spending in the defence sector.

The statement was signed by Dele Alake, spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, on Sunday, November 15, 2026.