Buhari Appoints New Bosses For NSCDC, Prisons

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Nigeria Correctional Service (Prison).

AllNews Nigeria reports that the new Commandant-General of the NSCDC is identified as Ahmed Abubakar Audi and he replaces the former Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu while the new prison boss is Haliru Nababa mni.

The appointments were confirmed in a statement on Thursday afternoon by the Director, Press and Public Relations, of the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga.

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The statement said, “Ahmed Audi, emerged the top best candidate out of those that went through the transparent selection process initiated by the @MinOfInteriorNG through the Board to ensure that the most suitable among the top-ranking officers in the service was appointed to replace the out-going CG

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
ABUJA

PRESS RELEASE
FG APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF NEW COMMANDANT GENERAL FOR NSCDC AND NOMINATION OF CONTROLLER GENERAL FOR NCoS pic.twitter.com/3BR8cnyg21

— Ministry of Interior (@MinOfInteriorNG) February 18, 2021

“Furthermore, President Muhammadu Buhari has also nominated Haliru Nababa mni, as the new Controller-General of the @CorrectionsNg, subject to the confirmation of the Senate in line with the provision of the new Act establishing the Nigerian Correctional Service 2019.

“The Minister of Interior and Chairman, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIB), Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who congratulated the new appointees, called on them to ensure full implementation of the mandate of their services as well as to ensure synergy with other security agencies in the country with the view to providing efficient internal security services and citizenship integrity for Nigerians and foreigners alike in line with the policy thrust of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.”