President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a fresh five-year term.

The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, noting that the reappointment took effect from Friday, February 27. He added that Dr Audi will resume duties on Monday with a renewed mandate.

Dr 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.

President Tinubu charged the NSCDC boss to reposition the Corps to play a more prominent role in national security, particularly as the police refocus on their core mandate of protecting citizens from bandits, kidnappers and terrorists.

Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga Town, Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State, Dr Audi began his education in the state before proceeding to Teachers’ College in Jengre, Plateau State, where he obtained a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate in 1987.

He later earned a Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from the College of Education, Akwanga, in 1992, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1995.

In 2001, he completed a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Calabar. He subsequently earned a PhD in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, in 2014, and a Master’s in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (MLCJ) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2019.

Dr Audi joined the NSCDC in November 1996 as a volunteer. 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 various state commands and was promoted to the rank of Commandant of the Corps in 2007, after which he was deployed to the office of the Commandant-General at the National Headquarters in Abuja.

Reacting to the development, the National Coordinator of Stand Up Nigeria, Mr Sunny Attah, commended President Tinubu for what he described as a well-deserved show of confidence in the NSCDC chief.

Attah said the renewed tenure demonstrates the President’s trust in Dr Audi’s ability to strengthen internal security and deepen institutional professionalism within the Corps. He assured Nigerians that the NSCDC, under Dr Audi’s continued leadership, would remain committed to its constitutional mandate, particularly in safeguarding critical national assets and maintaining internal security.