By Our Correspondent
Lagos, Feb. 28, ’26 (TNZ) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a new five-year term.
TheNewsZenith reports that the reappointment took effect from Friday, Feb 27, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Audi was first appointed to the position in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
His initial five-year term ended last Friday as he participated in activities commemorating the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja.
TheNewsZenith quotes the statement as noting that Commandant-General will resume his duties on Monday with a renewed mandate.
“President Tinubu charged Audi to reposition the service to play a more significant role in the country’s security.
“This is especially true as the Police refocus on their primary responsibility of protecting citizens from bandits, kidnappers, and terrorists,” Onanuga stated.
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Audi was born on Sept. 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa LGA, Nasarawa State. He also attended Teachers’ College in Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987
The Commandant-General further attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education in 1995.
In 2001, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar.
Audi joined the NSCDC in November 1996 as a volunteer and was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, after completing his basic officer training in 1997.
He served in various state commands and, in 2007, earned promotion to the rank of Commandant of the Corps.
Subsequently, he got deployed to the office of the Commandant-General at the National Headquarters in Abuja. (TNZ)
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