President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a fresh five-year term.
The renewal, which took effect from Friday, February 27, ensures that Audi continues in office following the expiration of his initial tenure. He was first appointed in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The announcement of his reappointment was conveyed in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
Audi’s first five-year term concluded last Friday, coinciding with activities marking the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja. He is expected to resume his duties on Monday under the renewed mandate.
President Tinubu tasked the NSCDC boss with repositioning the Corps to assume a more prominent role in national security, particularly as the police concentrate on their core responsibility of protecting citizens from banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism.
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, Jengre, Plateau State, where he earned a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987.
He later attended the College of Education, Akwanga, obtaining a Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1992. He subsequently gained admission to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education in 1995.
In pursuit of further academic advancement, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar in 2001. He went on to earn a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, in 2014, and later secured a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (MLCJ) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2019.
Audi joined the NSCDC as a volunteer in November 1996. After completing his basic officer training in 1997, he was deployed as a Divisional Officer in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Over the years, he served in several state commands. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of Commandant of the Corps and posted to the Office of the Commandant-General at the National Headquarters in Abuja.
