President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a fresh five-year term, effective Friday, February 27, 2026.
Audi was first appointed to lead the corps in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari. His initial tenure ended last Friday following activities marking the 2026 World Civil Defence Day at the corps’ national headquarters in Abuja. He is expected to resume duties on Monday.
The President tasked the NSCDC boss with repositioning the service to play a stronger role in national security, particularly as the police refocus on their core mandate of protecting citizens from banditry, kidnapping and terrorism.
Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa State, Audi began his academic journey at Teachers’ College, Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987. He later earned a Nigerian 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 (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 rose through the ranks across various state commands and, in 2007, was promoted to Commandant and posted to the Office of the Commandant-General at the corps’ national headquarters in Abuja.
