President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Ahmed Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for another five-year term.
The reappointment, which takes effect from Friday, February 27, was confirmed in a statement issued by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Audi will officially resume his duties on Monday.
Tinubu, in his charge to the NSCDC chief, urged him to reposition the paramilitary agency to play a more prominent role in Nigeria’s evolving security architecture.
“President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Ahmed Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a new five-year term. The reappointment took effect from Friday, February 27,” the statement read.
It added that the president tasked Mr. Audi with strengthening the service’s operational capacity, particularly as the police refocus on their core mandate of protecting citizens from bandits, kidnappers and terrorists.
Mr. Audi retired from active service on Friday, February 27, after attaining the mandatory retirement age and completing his tenure.
He was first appointed as vommandant-heneral on March 1, 2021, by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa State, Mr Audi began his educational journey at the College of Education, Akwanga.
He later attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; the University of Calabar; and Nasarawa State University, Keffi, where he obtained his undergraduate, master’s and postgraduate qualifications.
Mr. Audi joined the NSCDC in November 1996 as a volunteer. After completing his basic officer training in 1997, he rose through the ranks and became a divisional officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of commandant of the corps and later rose to serve at the agency’s national headquarters in Abuja, eventually attaining the position of commandant-general.
