President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed 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 statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, “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. The reappointment took effect from Friday, February 27.”
Audi was first appointed to the position in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
His initial five-year tenure ended last Friday as he participated in activities marking the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja.
“He will resume his duties on Monday with a renewed mandate,” the statement added.
President Tinubu also charged the NSCDC boss to reposition the Corps to play a more significant role in the country’s security architecture.
“President Tinubu charged Audi to reposition the service to play a more significant role in the country’s security, especially as the police refocus on their primary responsibility of protecting citizens from bandits, kidnappers, and terrorists,” the statement read.
Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Audi began his educational journey in the state before proceeding to Teachers’ College in Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987.
He later attended the College of Education, Akwanga, earning the Nigeria Certificate in Education in 1992, before moving to 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. He also earned a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University in 2014, and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Ahmadu Bello University in 2019.
Audi joined the NSCDC in November 1996 as a volunteer and was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after completing his basic officer training in 1997.
He later served in various state commands and, in 2007, was promoted to the rank of Commandant of the Corps and deployed to the office of the Commandant-General at the National Headquarters in Abuja.
