President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for another five-year term.
According to a State House statement issued on Saturday, the reappointment took effect from February 27, 2026, following the expiration of his initial tenure.
Dr Audi was first appointed to the position in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari. His first term concluded on Friday, coinciding with activities marking the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja.
He is expected to resume duties on Monday with a renewed mandate.
President Tinubu charged the NSCDC chief to reposition the Corps to assume a stronger role in national security, particularly as the police intensify efforts to combat banditry, kidnapping and terrorism.
Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa State, Audi began his educational journey at Teachers’ College, Jengre, Plateau State, where he earned a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987. He later obtained a Nigeria Certificate in Education from the College of Education, Akwanga, in 1992, and a Bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1995.
He holds 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).
Dr Audi joined the NSCDC as a volunteer in November 1996 and, after completing his basic officer training in 1997, was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Over the years, he served in various state commands before his promotion to Commandant in 2007 and subsequent deployment to the office of the Commandant-General at the Corps’ National Headquarters in Abuja.
