By Peter Omopo
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for another five-year term.
The reappointment, which took effect from Friday, February 27, was announced in a statement issued on Saturday by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.
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 is expected to resume duties on Monday under the renewed mandate.
According to the statement, President Tinubu charged Audi to reposition the corps to play a more significant role in the nation’s security architecture, particularly as the police concentrate on their core responsibility of protecting citizens from banditry, kidnapping and terrorism.
Audi was born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. He obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate from Teachers’ College, Jengre, Plateau State, in 1987 and later earned a Nigeria Certificate in Education from the College of Education, Akwanga, in 1992.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1995, and subsequently obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar in 2001. He also holds a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, earned in 2014, and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Ahmadu Bello University in 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 before his deployment to the office of the Commandant-General at the corps’ national headquarters in Abuja.
