President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for another five-year term.
The reappointment, which took effect from Friday, February 27, was announced in a State House press release on Saturday. Dr Audi’s initial five-year tenure, which began in 2021 under former President Muhammadu Buhari, expired last week.
According to the statement, Dr Audi will resume duties on Monday with a renewed mandate to reposition the Corps for greater effectiveness in safeguarding critical national assets and infrastructure.
President Tinubu tasked the NSCDC boss to strengthen the service’s operational capacity and play a more strategic role in Nigeria’s security architecture, particularly as the police concentrate on their core mandate of protecting citizens from banditry, kidnapping and terrorism.
Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Dr Audi began his educational journey at Teachers’ College, Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987. He later earned a Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from the College of Education, Akwanga, in 1992.
He proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education in 1995. In 2001, he earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar. He subsequently obtained a PhD in Public Administration from the Nasarawa State University in 2014 and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (MLCJ) from Ahmadu Bello University in 2019.
Dr Audi joined the NSCDC as a volunteer in November 1996 and was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after completing his basic officer training in 1997. Over the years, he served in various state commands before his promotion to the rank of Commandant in 2007 and subsequent deployment to the office of the Commandant-General at the Corps’ National Headquarters in Abuja.
The Presidency expressed confidence that Dr Audi’s experience and leadership would further enhance the capacity of the NSCDC to meet emerging security challenges nationwide.