President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a fresh five-year term.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the reappointment took effect from Friday, February 27, 2026.
Audi’s initial tenure, which began in 2021 under former President Muhammadu Buhari, expired last week.
Onanuga said the Commandant-General, who participated in activities marking the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja, will resume duties on Monday with a renewed mandate.
President Tinubu charged Audi to reposition the Corps to play a more strategic role in the country’s security architecture, particularly as the police intensify efforts to tackle banditry, kidnapping and terrorism across the nation.
Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Audi began his educational journey at Teachers’ College, Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987.
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He later earned a Nigeria Certificate in Education from the College of Education, Akwanga, in 1992.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1995), a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar (2001), a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi (2014), and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2019).
Audi joined the NSCDC as a volunteer in November 1996 and, after completing basic officer training in 1997, was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
He later served in various state commands and was promoted to the rank of Commandant in 2007, subsequently posted to the office of the Commandant-General at the Corps’ National Headquarters in Abuja.
(Editor: Ada Ononye)
