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Fulfilling one of the promises made in his first national address as president, in June 1986, Ibrahim Babangida issued Decree Number 19, dissolving the National Security Organization (NSO) and restructuring Nigeria's security services into three separate entities under the Office of the Co-ordinator of National Security.
The State Security Service (SSS) was made responsible for domestic intelligence, with Director General Ismaila Gwarzo and Deputy Director Lt. Col. A.K. Togun. The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) handled external intelligence and counterintelligence. The DIA was tasked with military-related intelligence outside and inside Nigeria
The National Security Organisation was established after the assassination of Murtala Muhammed with legal instrument Decree Number 27 of 1976 to co-ordinate internal security, foreign intelligence and counterintelligence activities; this was part of a larger reorganisation that saw the demobilisation of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigerian Civil Service.
Mohammed Mohammed, who headed Nigeria's mission to Libya, will lead the National Intelligence Agency. Adeola Ajayi will helm the Department of State Security. Nigeria's president appoints new ...
Mohammed Mohammed is a Nigerian diplomat and civil servant who was appointed as the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) by President Tinubu Ahmed of Nigeria on 26 August 2024. [1] [2] [3]
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) handled external intelligence and counterintelligence. The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was responsible for military-related intelligence outside and inside Nigeria. [2] The first headquarters of the agency was located at 15, Awolowo road, Ikoyi in Lagos; this site currently houses the Economic and ...
National Crime Agency (NCA) [52] – Organised crime intelligence gathering and analysis. Agency utilizes Unexplained wealth orders and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 . [ 53 ] [ 54 ] NCA officers are posted overseas in around 50 countries. [ 55 ]
Directors general of the State Security Service (Nigeria) (11 P) Pages in category "Nigerian intelligence agencies" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.